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 […]
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‘Dumsor’: Payment issues with WAGPCo resolved, gas supply restored – Ministry
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 […]
Asantehene requests expedited efforts to curb power crises in the Ashanti Region
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. […]
No plans for ‘dumsor’ – GRIDCo assures
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 […]
Details: Dr. Boako provides evidence that the NDC did not end ‘dumsor’ before leaving office
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’. […]
Dumsor: GRIDCo promises to restore power by 11 am
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’s energy minister SACKED over Dumsor
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 […]
Residents of Odumase Krobo block Kpong-Somanya road over rampant unannounced dumsor
Residents of Odumase Krobo in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region have blocked the Kpong–Somanya road protesting the unannounced power outages in the area. Mainly the youth set ablaze lorry tyres at strategic intersections around Nuaso and Abanse Bank Junction respectively and chanting war songs. As at the time of filing this […]