The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has attributed recent power outages in Ashanti Region to some system disturbances and upstream challenges.
There have been frequent power outages in some parts of the Ashanti Region over the past few months.
Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has since given notices to areas which have been affected by these system disturbances.
Speaking on Ghanakoma morning show on Akoma 87.9 FM in Kumasi with Sir John, On Wednesday, March 25,2026, the Ashanti Regional Manager of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Mr Edward Boduah, said ECG cannot entirely be blamed for the recent power cuts in the country.
The PURC is worried that ECG is bearing the brunt of public criticisms due to the electricity distribution role it plays within the country’s power distribution chain.
ECG has in recent times come under fire for the intermittent power supply being experienced by Ghanaians.
He said Ghanaians should exercise some patience with ECG.
“It is unfortunate that the general public is in direct contact with ECG. So, whenever the consumer is having erratic power supply, we blame ECG. It’s a value chain and it’s a three-step in the value chain. We have the generation, the transmission and the distribution. It is the distribution that serves as power in our premises. The generation and the transmission are in the background. So, if it’s a problem in the value chain, the consumer may not be aware of where the problem is coming from,” he said.
Mr Boduah explained that there are cables and conductors which are laid to facilitate the distribution of electricity.
He added that, systems trips based on unplanned reasons.
According to him, these disturbances are unplanned.
He pleaded to Ghanaians to be patient with ECG since current power outages go beyond distribution.
” I will plead with Ghanaians to be patient with ECG who are only distributors and for that matter, I would entreat consumers to be patient and let us get to the bottom of this issue”, he stated.
By Benjamin Aidoo
