The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced power outages between 7pm and 11pm across its operational zones, indicating that rising demand had forced around 630 distribution transformers to operate at full capacity.
Although the electrical distribution company did not specify the duration of the outages, it stated that the decision was made to prevent fuses from blowing and broken conductors, particularly during peak demand hours.
ECG assured customers that transformer upgrading and new projects are ongoing to relieve these transformers to ensure a more reliable power supply.
The company asked for consumer support and advised them to be patient while it took steps to improve its electricity distribution system.
Calls have increased for ECG to announce a schedule for outages so that people could plan their lives accordingly, while also addressing sector concerns through a national consensus.
