The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) reported issuing over 100 power outage notifications in the first two and a half months of this year, mostly due to maintenance activities.This disclosure came in response to a request from the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) for the ECG's records of power outage notifications in 2024. Out of three inquiries posed to the power distributor, this response was the only one due by March 27th.

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One of PURC's requests was for a schedule of load shedding.PURC's assessment found that the ECG did not adhere to two of eight directives, notably failing to release a load-shedding timetable. PURC has informed the commissioners of ECG's failure, leaving them to decide on potential sanctions.The Ghana Energy Commission's 2024 forecast predicts a reliable capacity of 4,756 MW to meet the estimated system peak demand of 3,788 MW.

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However, due to planned maintenance and fuel supply, the available capacity might decrease by 356 MW.On Thursday, March 28, 2024, ECG issued a power outage notice labeled as a 'GRIDCo outage,' affecting 69 areas in Tema.In Tema area 1, which includes residential zones, 32 areas experienced the outage, including Afienya, Christian International School, Prampram, and Dawhenya.

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Tema area 2, primarily industrial, also faced the outage, affecting 37 locations such as Japan Motors, Unilever, GPHA Terminal 1&2, Tema Oil Refinery Pumping station, Dangote Cement, and Cocobod Warehouse.PURCDownload

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