The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has released a new timetable for a planned power outage popularly known as dumsor.
The outage is expected start May 27 and June 11, 2021.
According to the company, the planned outage is to enable completion of work on the Kasoa Bulk Supply Point .
The outage will help the GRIDCo undertake work on the 161kv Plant, ECG said.
Several areas are to be affected by the outage and they have been grouped into three – A, B,.and C for effective management of the schedule.
Managing Director of ECG, Kwame Agyeman-Budu, says Group A will experience the outage for six days while Groups B and C will have five days each.
According to him, this follows the successful implementation of a similar exercise which ended last week and enabled work to be completed on the Pokuase Bulk Power Supply Plant.
Areas to be affected:
Group A:
Cantoments, Golden Tulip, Alliance Francaise, Osu RE, Ablemkpe, Awudome, Kaneshie Market, Sampa Valley and Tetegu.
The rest are Banana Inn, Abease, Gbawe Top Base, Mataheko, Glefe, Akoko Photo, Wesley Grammar, Teshie Maamli, Teshie Composite Plant, Agbleezaa, Yomo Specs, La, Nanakrom, Marteytsuru, Airport Hills, Max Mart, Otanor, Zoomlion and Ashaley Botwe Old Town.
Group B:
Nima, Tesano, Dzorwulu, Roman Ridge, Airport Residential Area, Bubuashie, Dansoman SSNIT Flats, Ayigbe Town, Bulemi, Gbegbeyisee, Agege, West Hills Mall, Sunday Factory, Kokrobite,Bortianor, Westland, Haatso, Great Estates, Kisseiman, Obideden, Regimanuel Estates, Tse Addoman, Legon Hills and Little Roses.
Group C:
Kotobabi, Abavana, Maamobi, Pig Farm, Cable & Wireless, Bubuashie, North Kaneshie, El Wak Barracks, Cantoments Post Office, Trinity House, Aplaku, Dansoman Control Market, Weija Old Barrier, Russia, Supra, Osofo Dadzie, Gbawe, Oblogo, Djaman, Manet Gardens, Frimpongmaa Estates, Sraha, East Legon, Ajorman, Airport Residential Area, Teshie Tebibiano, La Beach Hotel, La Palm Beach Hotel, Oshiyie and Achimota School.
By DGN Online