Dumsor to hit Accra for 8 days per the new announcement and schedule released by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). Affected areas should expect an intermittent supply of electricity May 10, 2021.
The company has disclosed that the Dumsor schedule released is to allow for maintenance works, particularly at the Pokuase Bulk Supply Point.
ECG has explained that the maintenance works at the Pokuase Bulk Supply Point will require that the station’s 330kv line is shut down completely.
The shutdown will also affect power supply reliability to the Mallam Bulk Supply Point (BSP).
The outages will rotate between day and night from 6am to 6pm and 6pm to 6am for eight days.
While some of the areas will sleep in darkness for two nights and have their power off for two days during the day in the month of May, others will sleep in darkness for three nights and have their power off for just one day. Others will also sleep in darkness for three nights and have power off for just one day.
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The Dumsor to hit Accrawill be deal with the tie-in works which will take eight days from Monday, May 10 to Monday, May 17, 2021 and will affect power supply to some customers in the North-Eastern parts of Accra.
Source: Ghanaeducation.org