Residents in several parts of the country woke up to power cuts on the dawn of Wednesday, July 29, plunged in darkness and forcing several to resume work in crumpled clothes and businesses to come to a standstill.

Some of the affected communities in Accra include Oyarifa, Adenta, Madina, Legon and Nungua, where residents reported losing electricity at dawn.

Communities in western Accra, including Tesano, Adabraka, Weija and Dansoman, also experienced outages. Residents in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, Aburi in the Eastern Region, as well as parts of the Central and Northern regions, also reported power outages from about 3:00 a.m. on Wednesday.

However, in a formal statement shared by the nation’s power production company, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) addressed the unexpected power cuts.

According to the statement, the nation’s transmission system was disrupted around 3 am on Wednesday, causing a tripping of some plants leading to the power cuts.

“The Ghana Grid Company LTD. (GRIDCo) wishes to inform the general public that the National Interconnected Transmission System experienced a power system disturbance at approximately 3:11 am on Wednesday, 29th July 2026. The disturbance resulted in the simultaneous tripping of some generating plants across the national power system, leading to interruption of electricity supply”, parts of the statement read.

Consequently, “GRIDCo has activated its established system restoration procedures. Our engineers and system operators are working continuously, in close collaboration with power sector stakeholders, to restore power within the shortest time possible without compromising safety”.

However, it also noted that a technical investigation is currently underway to find the precise cause of the power cut, while apologising for the inconvenience the power cuts may have caused.

“At the same time, a comprehensive technical investigation has commenced to determine the precise cause of this system event. GRIDCO sincerely apologises for the inconvenience and appreciates the patience and understanding of the public during this period.

We remain fully committed to restoring supply to all affected customers as quickly and safely as possible and will provide further updates as more information becomes available”.