Energy Minister John Abdulai Jinapor has announced a key milestone in power generation efforts, revealing that an additional unit at the Akosombo Dam has been successfully restored to operation. In a brief update shared on Tuesday night, the Minister disclosed that “at 9:09 pm, the fourth unit at Akosombo Dam was successfully brought into operation,” […]
Deputy Energy Minister Richard Gyan Mensah has blamed recent power disruptions on a sharp surge in electricity demand, revealing that overloaded transformers have become a key pressure point in the system. Speaking on PM Express with Evans Mensah on Tuesday, he said, “within the beginning of the year, demand quickly shot up.” He explained that […]
President John Dramani Mahama has assured Ghanaians that recent power outages across parts of the country are the result of ongoing system upgrades and not a return to the prolonged electricity crisis popularly known as “dumsor”. The President’s remarks come amid growing public concern over intermittent power supply, with some residents fearing a relapse into […]
Economist Professor Godfred Alufar Bokpin has cast doubt on the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) 24-hour economy proposal, calling it unrealistic in light of ongoing energy challenges. Speaking on Joy News’ Newsfile on Saturday, May 17, he said the country cannot even sustain a reliable 8-hour energy cycle, yet politicians are promising a 24-hour system. “You are not […]
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Yapei-Kusawgu and former Deputy Energy Minister John Abdulai Jinapor has disclosed that President John Mahama has instructed the Chief of Staff to hold an emergency meeting with power sector players regarding the looming power crisis. “Today at 10 am, His Excellency the President instructed that the Chief of Staff […]
Parliament has been reconnected to the national grid after the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) task force disconnected the Legislature. The development was over the House’s GH₵23 million debt owed the distribution company. The chamber of Parliament was plunged into darkness, as well as the MPs’ offices, resulting in staff and members being stuck in […]
There is no planned or scheduled power outages in Ghana, the Deputy Minister of Energy, Andrew Kofi Egyapa Mercer has said. He has confirmed that the challenges experienced with power outages in Ghana in the last few days was due to a payment/financial challenge on the part of Ghana with the West Africa Gas Pipeline Company […]
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has called on the Ministry of Energy and power-producing agencies to expedite efforts at curbing the power crises in the Ashanti Region. He said the erratic power supply, which has become rampant, is impacting adversely on the lives of the people in the region, including himself and his household. […]
The Ghana GRID Company Limited (GRIDCo) has stated that it has no intention of embarking on a nationwide load shedding programme. The assurance comes after what it described as heightened perceptions of impending nationwide power cuts following recent media pronouncements by its officers in media engagements. In a statement issued by its Corporate Affairs Department […]
So I have listened to another failed attempt by the NDC to throw shade at government after they failed to respond constructively to the challenge thrown by Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. This time around they made reference to a 2nd March 2016 comment by Dr. Bawumia that ‘Mahama cannot take credit for ending dumsor’. […]
The Ghana Grid Company Ltd (GRIDCo) says power will be restored to all areas which were affected by power cuts on Monday evening by 11 am Tuesday morning. Ebenezer Amankwah, Corporate Communications Manager of the company explained that the power cuts which left many parts of the capital and other areas without electricity throughout the […]
Zimbabwe Energy Minister Joram Gumbo has been fired from the ministry and reassigned to Minister of State for Presidential Affairs in charge of Implementation and Monitoring. He was replaced by Fortune Chasi who was Deputy Minister of Transport. The re-assignment of Gumbo is not likely to go down well with those who think President Emmerson […]
