Ghana’s Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has announced a planned interruption in power supply in parts of the Central Region, particularly Cape Coast and its surrounding communities, on Thursday, 8 January 2026, from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
In a statement issued by the Ministry’s Spokesperson and Head of Communication, Richmond Rockson, the outage is intended to allow engineers from the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) to replace the existing 33MVA transformer at the Cape Coast Substation with a new 66MVA transformer of higher capacity.
According to the Ministry, the critical upgrade forms part of the government’s broader agenda—being implemented through the Ministry and its agencies—to strengthen and expand the national power transmission infrastructure.
The transformer replacement is expected to significantly enhance the substation’s capacity, enable more households and businesses in Cape Coast and its environs to connect to the national grid, and improve the quality, reliability, and stability of power supply.
“GRIDCo engineers, under the strict supervision of the Ministry, have put in place all necessary measures to ensure that the work is completed efficiently and within the scheduled timeframe, in order to restore power supply as quickly as possible,” the statement said.
The Ministry and GRIDCO apologised to residents and businesses for any inconvenience the outage may cause and assured the public of their continued commitment to delivering reliable and improved electricity supply in support of national development.
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