The Electricity Company of Ghana(ECG) has attributed recent power cuts in some parts of the country to maintenance works it is undertaking to boost power supply. Some Ghanaians have recently complained of intermittent power cuts, blaming the situation on load shedding. But speaking to Citi Business News after a tour of some of the project … Read more
Box iron was the only option during the dumsor (erratic power supply) days when the load shedding led to many homes unable to make use of the electric irons satisfactorily. Most students and workers found it convenient to use since all you need to do is fill it with charcoal, light it up, leave it … Read more
The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has assured the general public that there is enough power available for distribution by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has assured the general public that there is enough power available for distribution by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). According to the Chief Executive … Read more
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has allayed fears of the public that it is rolling out a load shedding exercise. Intermittent power cuts in various parts of the capital have caused agitation, with several consumers venting their frustrations at the power distribution company and accusing it of introducing by stealth the long hours of … Read more
Deputy Power minister John Jinapor has attributed the recent erratic power supply in parts of Accra to the rains. According to him, some of the transmitting lines become vulnerable when they are hit by the storm during heavy rains. Parts of Accra including Achimota, East Legon, Amasaman and Dome have been experiencing intermittent power outages … Read more
Workers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have disclosed that they have prepared a new load-shedding timetable to enable consumers plan their activities to efficiently but President John Mahama has asked the power distribution company not to publish it. “The timetable for the current load shedding also called ‘dumsor’ is ready but the president … Read more
The government has denied reports making the rounds that the electricity company of Ghana (ECG) has published a timetable for load shedding describing the post as a “hoax”. The supposed load shedding time table was seen making the rounds on social media – a development which saw ECG maintaining that such a timetable has not … Read more
President John Mahama says he will not declare a return to load shedding despite admitting there are challenges with power supply in the country. Addressing Muslims on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, the president attributed the recent power outages to “sabotage in Nigeria” which is preventing the supply of crude oil to power the thermal … Read more
The Ministry of Power has announced an end to load shedding in a statement released on Wednesday December 30. The three-paragraph statement signed by Kweku Sersah-Johnson, Head of Public Affairs, for the Power Minister, said ” the Ministry of Power wishes to inform the public that its load shedding programme in respect of electricity supply … Read more
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has intensified its load shedding exercise in the southern part of the country. According to the Public Relations Officer of the ECG, William Boateng, some 200 megawatts of power was shed on Thursday, the highest in a while. The increase in shedding is expected to continue in the coming … Read more
Although power supply in the country over the past two weeks has improved tremendously which certainly has brought to an end the punishing load shedding exercise, government is said to be reluctant in officially announcing an end to the ‘dumsor dumsor’ phenomenon. Sources close to the country’s power production and distribution sectors disclosed that though … Read more