{"id":3922,"date":"2024-03-11T16:20:47","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T16:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=3922"},"modified":"2024-03-11T16:20:49","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T16:20:49","slug":"expect-more-outages-during-peak-hours-ecg-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=3922","title":{"rendered":"Expect More Outages During Peak Hours \u2013 ECG Warns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is warning its customers to brace themselves for more power outages during peak demand hours between 7 p.m. and 11 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ECG revealed in a social media post that 630 distribution transformers in communities across its operational zones are currently above capacity due to increased power consumption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This, it claimed, might result in blown fuses and broken conductors, causing outages, particularly during the peak load time (7pm \u201311pm) in the affected locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHowever, we wish to assure our customers that transformer upgrading, and new projects are on-going to relieve these transformers to ensure a more reliable power supply,\u201d the post added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-065efa37108c732255fdc120d5a422f7 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:400px; height:400px; max-height:400px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_mQaaltEIRI?feature=oembed&color=red&rel=0&controls=1&start=&end=&fs=0&iv_load_policy=0&autoplay=0&mute=0&modestbranding=0&cc_load_policy=1&playsinline=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen referrerpolicy=\"origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCustomers within the underlisted communities\/localities are therefore advised to report any localised outage or voltage fluctuations to the ECG Call Center on 0302-611611 (also available on WhatsApp) or reach us on our social media handles via ECGghOfficial (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram) for prompt rectification,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ECG called for the support and patience of affected customers as it continues to work to improve Ghana\u2019s power distribution system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, earlier this month, the Managing Director (MD) of the ECG, Samuel Dubik Mahama, in addressing the frequent power disruptions (dumsor), said the company was facing some maintenance issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is warning its customers to brace themselves for more power outages during peak demand hours between 7 p.m. and 11 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ECG revealed in a social media post that 630 distribution transformers in communities across its operational zones are currently above capacity due to increased power consumption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This, it claimed, might result in blown fuses and broken conductors, causing outages, particularly during the peak load time (7pm \u201311pm) in the affected locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHowever, we wish to assure our customers that transformer upgrading, and new projects are on-going to relieve these transformers to ensure a more reliable power supply,\u201d the post added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCustomers within the underlisted communities\/localities are therefore advised to report any localised outage or voltage fluctuations to the ECG Call Center on 0302-611611 (also available on WhatsApp) or reach us on our social media handles via ECGghOfficial (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram) for prompt rectification,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ECG called for the support and patience of affected customers as it continues to work to improve Ghana\u2019s power distribution system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, earlier this month, the Managing Director (MD) of the ECG, Samuel Dubik Mahama, in addressing the frequent power disruptions (dumsor), said the company was facing some maintenance issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"761\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ecg-1-761x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ecg-1-761x1024.jpg 761w, https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ecg-1-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ecg-1-768x1033.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ecg-1-750x1009.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ecg-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is warning its customers to brace themselves for more power outages during peak demand hours between 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. ECG revealed in a social media post that 630 distribution transformers in communities across its operational zones are currently above capacity due to increased power consumption. 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