The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has revealed that it issued more than 100 notifications of power outages during the initial quarter of 2024.
The majority of these notifications were aimed at facilitating maintenance activities on its transmission equipment, as stated by the power distributor.
This disclosure came in response to a query dated March 18 from the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) requesting ECG to provide “copies of ECG publications informing the general public of power outages from 1 January 2024 to date.”
Numerous regions across the country have been encountering frequent power interruptions, leading to calls from the public for a load-shedding timetable to aid in planning daily activities.
However, ECG management has reiterated that no schedule will be provided, attributing the interruptions to technical issues.
Furthermore, in its directive dated March 18, the PURC instructed ECG to release a load management schedule by April 2, 2024.