Ghana Braces for Widespread Power Outages on Tuesday Due to Maintenance

Residents across several regions in Ghana are set to experience power outages on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, as the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) conducts planned maintenance. The disruptions will affect communities in the Eastern, Tema, Accra East, Accra West, Volta, and Ashanti Regions.

In the Eastern Region, maintenance is scheduled from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, impacting areas like Pikiku, Mame Krobo, and Donkorkrom. Tema will face outages from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, affecting Communities 3 and 5, New York, and Aviation, among others. Accra East's maintenance runs from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, impacting Nanakrom and Ashongman, while Accra West's will be from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, affecting Darkuman and Kokompe.

The Volta Region's outages are scheduled from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, impacting Kopeiya and Ave Towns. The Ashanti Region faces multiple maintenance exercises, with one from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm affecting Nerebehi and Offinso, and another from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm impacting Atonsu and Gyinyase. Additionally, fault-related outages are occurring in the Western Region due to a broken high-tension pole at Ankasa, affecting areas like Enchi Township and Elubo. Technical challenges at the Nsawam Primary Station are also causing outages in the Accra West Region, and a transformer fault is impacting the Adum Central Business Centre in the Ashanti West Region.

The ECG has apologized for the inconvenience these necessary works will cause.