The Director of Elections and IT for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr Edward Omane Boamah, has questioned the basis of Ghanaians experiencing power outages (Dumsor) when the previous Mahama administration provided enough power generation plants including the Ameri thermal plant. He described the government as ‘deceitful’ and ‘incompetent’ and …
Read More »I used to study with candle and it will burn my hair – Akosua Hanson recounts ‘dumsor’ experience
Media Personality, Artistic Activist and Culture Curator, Akosua Hanson has commended government over its vision to provide 90% electricity accessibility by the close of next year. While on the topic, she recounted some of her experiences at the University of Ghana due to unstable power supply in her quest to …
Read More »We didn’t inherit dumsor from Mahama – Government spokesperson admits
A spokesman person of the government, Lawyer Kingsley Amoakwa-Boadu, was forced to admit by Dr Randy Abbey, the host of Good Morning Ghana, that the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government did not inherit the dreaded days of intermittent power supply, which is popularly known as dumsor. Proponents of the government, including President …
Read More »Despite dumsor, Mahama handed over a rising nation to Akufo-Addo – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu admits
Member of Parliament for Suame and Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has admitted that former president John Dramani Mahama handed over a stable country to president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in 2016. Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu referenced the power rationing scheme, known as dumsor, that bedeviled the former administration but said despite those challenges, …
Read More »FULL LIST: ECG releases 9-day ‘dumsor’ timetable
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has released a power outage timetable today Friday, March 31, 2023. The development has come about due to the maintenance work scheduled to be carried out by the Ghana National Gas Company on the Atuabo gas processing plant. Gas supply for power generation would …
Read More »Parliament, ECG hold crunch talks to avert ‘dumsor’ in the House
Ghana’s parliament is holding talks with officials from the Electricity Company of Ghana over a GH¢13 million debt owed to the power distribution company. The development comes after ECG on Monday, March 20, 2023, embarked on a nationwide revenue mobilisation exercise with a focus on all categories of customers including …
Read More »We increased tariffs to prevent future dumsor – PURC
The Executive Secretary of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Dr. Ishmael Ackah has said utility tariffs were increased to avert future power outages. The electricity and water tariffs were increased by 27.15% and 21.55% respectively and took effect yesterday, Thursday, September 1, 2022. Dr. Ackah told Class News’ Elisha …
Read More »VIDEO: Krobo ‘dumsor’: Odumase residents charge phones in mortuary
It has emerged that some residents of Odumase in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality now charge their phones in the mortuary due to the power cut in the area. According to the head of the department, Mr Amotey, residents from far and near troop to the mortuary every day to charge their phones. …
Read More »‘Dumsor’ gave me sleepless nights – John Mahama confesses
Former President John Mahama has recounted moments in the office when things became hard for him as President in his bid to transform the lives of Ghanaians and end the energy crises ‘There are times things are tough and I experienced that. You called me ‘Mr. Dumsor’, we had a …
Read More »Lack of enough generation capacity cause of current ‘Dumsor’ – IES
The Institute for Energy Security (IES) has attributed the current power outages in the country to lack of enough generation capacity. Speaking to Joshua Kodjo Mensah on Starr Today, a Research Analyst with Institute for Energy Security, Fritz Moses stated that the country is not generating enough to meet the …
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