The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCO) has explained the blackout experienced in large parts of the country on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, saying that work is underway to restore power supply.
According to GRIDCo, the blackout occurred at around 3:11 a.m. on Wednesday due to a technical fault that tripped multiple power generation units on the National Interconnected Transmission System operated by the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo).
Residents across major urban centres, including Accra and Kumasi, and parts of the Central and Northern regions woke up to dark homes and inactive appliances.
GRIDCo officials immediately activated emergency restoration procedures, deploying technical teams and system operators to isolate the fault and rebalance the grid.
“The disturbance resulted in the simultaneous tripping of some generating plants across the national power system, leading to interruption of electricity supply.
GRIDCo has activated its established system restoration procedures. Our engineers and system operators are working continuously, in close collaboration with power sector stakeholders, to restore power within the shortest time possible without compromising safety,” GRIDCo explained in a statement.
GRIDCo also announced that it had begun a comprehensive technical investigation to determine the cause of the system disturbance.
At the same time, a comprehensive technical investigation has commenced to determine the precise cause of this system event,” the company said.
Apologising for the outage, GRIDCo thanked the public for its patience and assured consumers that it would provide further updates as restoration efforts continue.
GRIDCo sincerely apologises for the inconvenience and appreciates the patience and understanding of the public during this period.
“We remain fully committed to restoring supply to all affected customers as quickly and safely as possible and will provide further updates as more information becomes available,” the statement added.
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