Residents in Pokuase Pharmacy, Ayawaso, Nii Ayi, Odumase, Amanfrom, Nsakina, Agbogba, and Pantang Royal will experience a temporary power outage today, Wednesday, March 12, as the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) wraps up its scheduled two-day maintenance exercise.

The outage will last from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The maintenance work, aimed at improving electricity distribution, has also affected parts of the Tema Region, where areas such as High Tension, Golf City, Community 17, Fafali, Cambodia, and HFC Estates will be without power from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Earlier on Tuesday, March 11, similar maintenance activities were carried out in parts of the Volta and Ashanti Regions. Residents of Tsito and its surrounding areas in the Volta Region faced outages between 9:00 AM and 2:00 PM.

In the Ashanti Region, a two-phase exercise was conducted. The first phase impacted Darko, Bebu, Ampabame No.2, Trede, Sabin Akroform, and parts of Pakyi No.2, while the second phase, lasting from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM, affected Atwima Agogo, Abuakwa, Mankranso, Kunsu, Sepaase, Nkawie, Afari, Abakomade, Kasapreko, and several nearby communities.

The ECG has assured customers that this maintenance is crucial for enhancing power reliability and reducing unexpected disruptions.

Residents and businesses in the affected areas are advised to make necessary arrangements, while the company has apologized for any inconvenience caused.

This comes at a time when several parts of the country are experiencing power outages due to challenges in the energy sector. However, Energy Minister John Jinapor has rejected demands from the Minority and some Ghanaians for a load-shedding timetable despite recent power outages in parts of the country.

Their demand stems from concerns that the current power situation mirrors past periods of prolonged power crises (dumsor), despite government assurances that there is no full-scale rationing of electricity.

At a press conference at the Jubilee House last Friday, Mr. Jinapor explained that there is no need for such a timetable because the country is not experiencing full-scale power cuts.