Deputy Energy & Green Transition Minister Designate, Richard Gyan-Mensah, has reassured Ghanaians that Dumsor is not back.
Appearing before the Appointment’s Committee, he acknowledged that while there have been occasional power cuts in some areas, the situation does not qualify as Dumsor.
“”We all experienced the period of Dumsor and we know what we went through in terms of the times when the light goes off. I cannot deny the fact that lights go off in some areas, but that has not been something that you can describe as Dumsor”.
Gyan-Mensah clarified that the current power interruptions are largely due to ongoing maintenance of the West African Gas Pipeline, which supplies gas from Nigeria to Ghana’s thermal plants.
“Currently, the West African Gas Pipeline is under maintenance, and most of our thermal plants use the gas from Nigeria”.
The deputy Energy and Green Transition Minister designate has assured that, the government has arranged for liquid fuel as a temporary supplement to the gas supply.
He also highlighted that the maintenance work on the pipeline is expected to be completed by March 6th, 2025, after which the country will have sufficient gas to power the thermal plants and stabilize power supply.
“Once it is done, we will get enough gas to power the thermal plants”.
