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Member of Parliament of Ellembelle constituency in the Western Region, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, says Ghana is currently experiencing dumsor.
He says even though the government has failed to admit it, it is clear, with 500 MW of load being shed as of January 9th, 2024.
The Member of Parliament says numerous areas in the country have been plunged into darkness, and this can be attributed to financial constraints.
To him, the government should accept and come out with a timetable to help the people of Ghana plan their daily lives.
Numerous areas have been plunged into darkness due to the unavailability of gas to fuel thermal plants within the Tema enclave which can be attributed to financial constraints.
Specifically, the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) is currently unable to fulfill its payment obligations to the West African Gas Pipeline, which is responsible for transporting gas from Takoradi to Tema for power generation. You can also track the ultimate problem to the weakest link in the value chain -ECG’s inability to pay off-takers.
It is worth highlighting that even during the worst periods of Dumsor in the past, the power outage never reached the 500 megawatts threshold currently being shed yet the media associated with the NPP interestingly see this as no “Dumsor.”
Their loud silence on the current situation is deafening.
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