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Ghana hit by nationwide blackout as power plants fail

Low Severity Africa Ghana
Date Occurred Jul 29, 2026 12:10 UTC
Event Type General News
Source BBC World
Recorded Jul 29, 2026
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The massive outage has left homes, businesses and some essential services severely disrupted.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crmrkgr4z0jo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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Ghana flag Ghana
Region Africa
Capital Accra
Population 2,439,389
GDP / Capita $2200.0
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Event Metadata
  • ID #19644
  • Type General News
  • Region Africa
  • Severity Low
  • Indexed Jul 29, 2026
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