Hundreds of students at Tanyigbe Senior High School in the Ho Municipality have been rendered helpless after a heavy rainstorm destroyed the school’s electricity supply amid preparations to write WASSCE.

According to a report by adomonline.com on May 26, 2026, the situation reportedly occurred when strong winds and heavy rainfall caused a tree to fall on an electricity pole supplying power to the school, and neigbouring communities on May 22, 2026.

The damaged pole cut electricity supply to the entire campus, leaving students and staff stranded without power for nearly a week.

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Final-year students are hit the hardest in with the situation, as they continue to sit for the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

With no electricity in sight, some students have reportedly resorted to studying with torchlights and other improvised lighting sources at night just to keep up with revision ahead of their papers.

The situation has also disrupted evening learning sessions, while the school’s computer laboratory has been shut down temporarily due to the outage.

According to school authorities, the matter was immediately reported to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), but officials have yet to visit the school to assess the damage or begin repair works.

“The issue was promptly reported to ECG, but officials are yet to come to the school to assess the situation or start restoration works,” school authorities said.

A teacher assisting the WASSCE candidates described the situation as worrying, indicating that the prolonged outage is affecting revision and academic preparation.

Meanwhile, anxiety is growing on campus as about 175 candidates continue to write the examination despite the situation.

Students and staff are appealing to ECG and other relevant authorities to urgently intervene and restore electricity to the school.

Tanyigbe SHS serves various farming communities in the Ho Municipality, including Atikpui, Klave, Avee, Shia, Tokokoe, Nyive, and those in the Akoefe enclave.

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