The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has rejected residents’ persistent requests for a load-shedding schedule for the Ashanti Region despite regular power outages that have affected several sections of the area.
Operators of pharmacies, cold storage facilities, and mobile money stores have had to utilize generators to maintain their businesses since the interruptions have interfered with commercial operations.
Particularly as communities are still experiencing frequent interruptions without warning, inhabitants have also voiced worries about the dependability of the electricity supply.
Benjamin Obeng Antwi, the Ashanti Regional Public Relations Officer for ECG, explained that the situation did not call for a load-shedding schedule and attributed the outages to unanticipated faults and maintenance work.
He recognized clients’ frustrations but maintained that it was not always feasible to give advance warning of outages brought on by unforeseen circumstances.
“We share our customers’ feelings about them experiencing an outage. However, they must also be aware that because it is a malfunction rather than scheduled work, we can only notify them after the outage has already happened.”
“There is no need for a timetable for ‘dumsor.’ He stated that we are not experiencing load management or a regional crisis.
ECG was unable to predict when faults would occur, which made it impossible for them to plan power disruptions ahead of time, according to Obeng Antwi. He stated that the corporation had released statements to clarify the interruptions.
He promised customers that ECG would provide prior notice if there were any plans to disrupt power delivery due to scheduled maintenance or other projects.
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