The Electricity Company of Ghana is proceeding with a scheduled maintenance exercise in the Tema Region today, Sunday, 15th March 2026, even as engineers in the Ashanti Region work around the clock to restore power to thousands of customers left in darkness by a severe rainstorm that swept through the area on Saturday evening.

According to an advisory issued by the power distributor earlier this month, the planned maintenance in the Tema Region will commence at 9:00 am and is expected to conclude by 3:00 pm.

The six-hour outage will affect a broad spectrum of industrial and residential localities, including DPS, the Motorway Axle Bridge, Nutri Foods, the Toyota Showroom, and the Abattoir.

The list of affected areas also extends to Auto Springs, Kpone Garages, Toyota Workshop, Teye Kwame, Asutsuare Junction, Sun City, Manyajokpanya, and Glamour Farms, along with their surrounding communities.

Residents and businesses in these areas have been advised to plan accordingly as technicians undertake essential infrastructure upgrades aimed at enhancing service reliability and strengthening the stability of the power network in the Tema enclave.

Meanwhile, in the Ashanti Region, the ECG has issued an emergency alert following widespread outages triggered by a heavy rainstorm that lashed parts of the region on Saturday evening.

In a statement released late Saturday, the company confirmed that the storm had caused significant damage to sections of its network, resulting in unplanned power interruptions across multiple communities.

The ECG has assured affected customers that engineering teams have been mobilised and are working assiduously to repair the faults and restore normal supply as swiftly as conditions permit.

The company has urged customers experiencing outages within their individual premises to report via the dedicated contact centre on 0302611611, by visiting the nearest ECG office, or by reaching out through the official social media handles @ECGghOfficial.

In both its planned and emergency communications, the ECG extended its apologies to all affected customers, expressing regret for the inconvenience caused.

The company reiterated its commitment to minimising disruption while ensuring the long-term reliability and resilience of the power network across the regions.