We Haven't Planned Any Load Shedding Exercise - ECG

The Electricity Company of Ghana has denied reports that it is going to undertake load-shedding exercise in parts of the country as parts of ongoing maintenance works. This comes after some media reports claimed that the company had released a timetable for a two-month load-shedding exercise. Addressing the media

on Wednesday afternoon, the Managing Director of the ECG, Mr Kwame Agyeman Budu, called on the public to disregard such information, expressing regret that the claim has also created discomfort anxiety for some Ghanaians. We have enough power to supply and we also have enough gas to support our generation plants

to supply adequate power to our network, he remarked. He however said that ECG is embarking on a planned maintenance work too that is being spearheaded by the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo). According to him, with the last phase yet to be begin, the ECG hasn't concluded the details about the possible impact the maintenance

work will have on power supply hence cannot indicate whether or not there will be outages. We are also now preparing for the last phase of the upgrade works which requires engagements with stakeholders and regulators to agree on the final date to commence work. We have just started with the process of discussing with GRIDCo

to know the impact of the works on power supply, he said. He added that households and businesses may also not experience any power outages as it plans to transfer the power load to the Kasoa Bulk Supply Plant.