House Rewiring — Accra
Old wiring with no earth, aluminium cable, sockets that get hot, breakers that keep tripping — a house in Accra usually needs a rewire, full or partial. Electricals Ghana rewires occupied homes room by room, fits a new consumer unit, and certifies the work — Energy-Commission-licensed, since 1987. Honest price on survey.
Old wiring with no earth, aluminium cable, sockets that run hot, or breakers that keep tripping — these are the signs a house in Accra is due for a rewire. Electricals Ghana rewires homes full or partial, room by room, and certifies the work — Energy-Commission-licensed, since 1987. Call +233 23 063 0022 and we will survey it and give you an honest price.
The Signs You Need a Rewire
A house rewire is rarely a sudden decision — the warnings build up. If you have several of these, book a survey before something fails.
Old or Failing Wiring
Cloth- or rubber-insulated cable, an old fuse board instead of breakers, or any installation more than about 25-30 years old. The insulation goes brittle and the risk climbs every year it is left.
No Earth / No RCD
Many older Accra homes were wired with no continuous earth and no residual-current (RCD) protection. That is the difference between a shock and a trip — it needs putting right across the whole installation, not one socket.
Aluminium Wiring
Aluminium cable expands, loosens at terminals, and overheats over time. Where we find it on the survey, the safe answer is to replace it with properly sized copper.
Sockets That Get Hot, Breakers That Trip
Warm or scorched sockets, and breakers that trip more and more often, mean circuits that can no longer carry the load — overloaded, undersized, or failing. Resetting and living with it is the dangerous option.
Renovation, Pre-Purchase & Diaspora Rewires
Renovating, extending, or adding AC and heavy appliances often outgrows the old wiring. Buying a house — or owning one from abroad — is the right moment to rewire before you move in or rent it out, with the work certified and documented.
What a Rewire Covers
Full House Rewiring
Every circuit replaced — lighting, sockets, kitchen, AC and water-heater circuits — with properly sized copper, a continuous earth, and a new consumer unit. The right answer for old, earthless, or aluminium-wired homes.
Partial Rewiring
Not every house needs everything redone. Where the survey shows only certain circuits are failing — a kitchen, an extension, the sockets but not the lighting — we rewire those and leave the sound circuits, and tell you honestly which it is.
New Consumer Unit (Board)
A new board with correctly rated breakers and RCD protection — often the single biggest safety upgrade, whether on its own or as part of a rewire.
Phased, Occupied Rewiring
Most Accra rewires happen in lived-in homes. We sequence the work room by room, keep power on where we can, and isolate only what we are working on, so the household is never left dark for long.
Certification
We test every circuit and issue the work to Ghana wiring standards, including the Energy Commission Electrical Compliance Certificate where you need it for the meter, a connection, or a sale.
| Stage | What we do |
|---|---|
| Survey | Inspect earthing, cable, board, circuits — scope full or partial |
| Cabling | Replace old/aluminium cable with sized copper, run a continuous earth |
| Board | Fit a new consumer unit, rated breakers, RCD protection |
| Terminate | Re-fit every socket, switch and light on the new circuits |
| Certify | Test, confirm earth/RCD, issue compliance certificate where needed |
What It Costs — Honestly
There is no honest published flat per-room or per-house rewire rate in Ghana. The price depends on the size of the house, the number of circuits, whether cable runs on the surface or is chased into walls, the board you need, and how much making-good is involved — so anyone quoting a house rewire over the phone is guessing. We survey the property, scope full or partial, and give you a written price on what we find. The statutory Energy Commission Electrical Compliance Certificate is a verified GH₵300 fee where it is required for the meter or a sale.
Licensed & Accountable
- Energy-Commission-licensed electricians (Certified Electrical Wiring Professionals — CEWPs) working to Ghana’s electrical wiring regulations (L.I. 2008) and the GS 1009:2012 wiring code
- Established 1987 — a real electrical contractor with named, certified electricians, not a listing
- A written, on-survey price and a certified, documented hand-over — never a phone guess
House Rewiring Across Greater Accra
We rewire homes full or partial across East Legon, Spintex, Tema, Adenta, Madina, Dansoman, Osu, Achimota, Airport Residential, Cantonments, Dzorwulu, and Labone — plus Kumasi and Takoradi, and Lomé, Togo. Diaspora owners: we survey, scope, rewire, certify, and report on your property with photos and the compliance certificate.
Areas We Serve
Electricals Ghana rewires homes across Greater Accra — East Legon, Spintex, Tema, Adenta, Madina, Dansoman, Osu, Achimota, Airport Residential, Cantonments — plus Kumasi, Takoradi, and Lomé, Togo.
Related Services
- Electrical Fault Finding — trace and fix the cause before it spreads
- Emergency Electrician — 24/7 same-day for sparking, burning smells, outages
- Electrical Installation — sockets, lighting, circuits, new work
- Inspection & Certification — testing and the EC Compliance Certificate
- Backup Power & Inverters — dumsor backup that works
- Electrical Cost Guide — honest ₵ ranges, what drives the price
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I know if my house needs rewiring? Warm or scorched sockets, an old fuse board, no earth wire, aluminium cabling, breakers that trip more and more, dimming lights, or any installation over ~25-30 years old. We survey it and tell you honestly whether it is a full or partial rewire.
How much does it cost to rewire a house in Ghana? There is no honest flat per-room or per-house rate — it depends on size, circuits, cable runs, the board, and making-good. We survey and give a written price on what we find; the EC Compliance Certificate is a verified GH₵300 where required.
Can you rewire while we still live in the house? Yes — most of our rewires are occupied. We work room by room, keep power on where we safely can, and isolate only the circuit we are on, so you are not left dark across the whole house.
I am abroad — can you rewire my Accra house before I move in or rent it? Yes. We survey, send the scope and price, do the rewire and new board, certify it, and document the finished work with photos and the compliance certificate. Call +233 23 063 0022.