By Samuel Atta Akyea, Chairman of Parliament’s Mines and Energy Committee, revealed that the committee has initiated discussions with the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) concerning the ongoing power outages, commonly known as “dumsor.”
He emphasized that the committee’s engagements with ECG were constructive and focused on identifying necessary measures to mitigate the situation.
Atta Akyea, who represents Abuakwa South, noted that ECG has acknowledged a shortage in power generation, which has led to the widespread outages experienced throughout the country.
He revealed that the committee has urged ECG management to provide a load-shedding timetable to the public to enable them to plan accordingly.
Mr. Atta Akyea spoke to the press following a meeting with stakeholders in the power industry on Sunday, April 7.
He emphasised that they will ensure ECG releases the timetable.
He reassured Ghanaians that the committee would closely monitor the situation to ensure the timely release of the timetable, enabling citizens to plan their lives effectively.
“The conversations we’ve had so far are very good, some of the technical challenges relating to fuel and the rest of it may be tackled. If there’s under-generation, which there has been an admission, then we should do everything in our power to make sure that we generate enough power.”
“I think the Committee was very strong on the matter that if there are power outages, those who are enjoying should know when it’ll be available, and then they plan their lives around the timetable they’ll furnish them with.”
“They are going to do it and we’ll do everything in our power to monitor them,” he told the press.
Recently, the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) reported the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to the Energy Minister for failing to issue a load-shedding timetable for customers during the ongoing power outages.
GRIDCo said that the National System Control Centre (NSCC) has requested ECG to provide a timetable due to the unavailability of the maximum grid capacity and warns that ECG’s reluctance to comply with this request poses a significant risk to the stability of the national grid.
In a petition submitted to the Minister on Thursday, March 28, GRIDCo highlighted the potential consequences of ECG’s actions, warning of possible disruptions in power supply for customers.
