The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced scheduled power cuts for maintenance work in the Tema, Accra East, and Ashanti regions on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.

At the same time, ECG engineers are working to fix a broken high-tension pole in the Ashanti Region.

The broken pole caused an unplanned blackout on Monday, May 18, in parts of Suame Magazine, which is a major industrial and vehicle spare parts hub.

For Tuesday's planned maintenance, the power cuts will start at 9 AM in all affected areas, but the electricity will be turned back on at different times depending on the location.

The specific areas and times for the planned power cuts include:

Tema Region (9 AM to 3 PM)

This six-hour outage will affect homes, schools, hospitals, and shopping centers in the following areas:

- Tema International School, Don Bosco, and China Town Mall

- Tulaku, Bethlehem, Sebrepor, White Estates, Emefs Estates, Goshen, and Gbetsile

- Ashaiman Official Town, Ashaiman District Court, Christian Village, Booster, Ashiasec, and Clementina

- Community 17, Resolve Hospital, Timber Market, and Bakeshop

- Baatsonaa Cluster of Schools, Marina Mall, Baatsonaa Total, and surrounding areas

Accra East Region (9 AM to 5 PM)

This Open-eight-hour outage will affect residential zones in:

- AU Village (African Union Village), Borteyman, and surrounding areas

Ashanti Region (Two Separate Maintenance Schedules)

- From 9 AM to 3 PM: Besease, Ejisu, Manhyia, Adadientem, Ampabame, Boankra, Atia, Hwereso, Kubease, Duampompong, Buoama-Dumase, New Koforidua, Nobewam, and surrounding areas.

- From 9 AM to 4 PM: Kokofu, Domeabra, Apromase, Appiadu Kokoben, and surrounding areas.

ECG has apologised to all affected customers for the inconvenience caused by both the planned maintenance and the unexpected fault at Suame Magazine.

The company stated that its engineers are working hard to fix the issues, and explained that these planned exercises are necessary to keep the power grid strong and reliable for the long term.