{
  "id": 2582606,
  "title": "Emergency GRIDCo repairs to cause power interruption across parts of Accra on Sunday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/emergency-gridco-repairs-to-cause-power-interruption-across-parts-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T13:40:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/emergency-gridco-repairs-to-cause-power-interruption-across-parts-of-accra-on-sunday/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Ghana Grid Company Ltd. (GRIDCo) will undertake emergency repairs on a damaged transmission tower on the Tema–Achimota 161kV transmission line in Ashaiman, Accra, on Sunday, August 23. The interruption in power supply is expected to affect several communities across the capital, including Nima Township, Kanda Highway, Kokomlemle, Sulana Circle, Madina Township, Okponglo, Cantonment, Osu, and many others. The works are scheduled to begin at 3:00 a.m. and continue until 6:00 p.m., potentially impacting households, businesses, markets, offices, and other electricity consumers in the affected areas. GRIDCo has expressed regret for the inconvenience and urged customers to make necessary arrangements ahead of the exercise.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "ECG announces emergency power outage in parts of Accra on Sunday; see affected areas",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/ecg-announces-emergency-power-outage-in-parts-of-accra-on-sunday-see",
        "published": "2026-08-22T10:26:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}