Early morning blackout disrupts power supply across several regions
A major power outage has affected several parts of Ghana, leaving homes, businesses and other facilities without electricity in the early hours of Thursday, August 20.
A significant power outage struck multiple regions of Ghana on the morning of Thursday, August 20, leaving numerous homes, businesses, and facilities without electricity. The most pronounced impacts were felt in Accra, with reports of outages emerging from areas such as Adabraka, Weija, Tesano, Achimota, Dzorwulu, Legon, Madina, Adenta, North Kaneshie, and Oyarifa around 4:15 a.m. Other parts of the Eastern, Central, and Ashanti regions also reported electricity interruptions.
As of the latest update, the source of the outage remained unknown, and power sector authorities had not provided an estimated time for restoring power to all affected communities. This incident follows a similar widespread power interruption on July 29, which disrupted electricity supply in parts of Accra, Tema, Kasoa, Ashanti, and Eastern regions.
The timely recurrence of these disruptions is prompting renewed concerns over the stability and reliability of Ghana's national electricity supply. Residents have expressed their dissatisfaction with the frequent power blackouts on social media platforms.
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