Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the running mate of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the 2024 election, has stated that former President John Mahama aims to cancel the free SHS policy and bring back power crisis (dumsor) should he win power. He stated that the promise by Mahama, the …
Read More »VIDEO: Ghana Is Experiencing Normal “Light off” Not “Dumsor” – Communications Minister
The Minister for Communications and Digitalisation for the Republic of Ghana and the Member of Parliament for the Ablekuma West, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has told Ghanaians that what they are currently experiencing is the normal light off that has always been in the system. She has denied the country is going …
Read More »Video: We Are In The Era Of ‘Dum Sie Sie’; Mahama Is The Only President On Record For ‘Dumsor’ – Energy Minister
Minister of Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has once again criticised former President John Mahama for the erratic power outages that occurred during his administration. He jokingly referred to the phenomenon at the time as ‘dum dum’, a play on the local term for power outages, known as ‘dumsor’. This …
Read More »Audio: ‘Dumsor’ Will End Soon; Energy Ministry Is Working On It – Bawumia Assures Ghanaians
The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has assured Ghanaians that the Ministry of Energy is working to resolve the power outages. He says that very soon, the challenges will be over. “I know that there are challenges, we are going to work on …
Read More »“Dumsor” Is Negatively Affecting Businesses; Release Load-shedding Timetable – GUTA Tells ECG
The Ghana Union of Traders’ Associations (GUTA) has joined calls for the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to release a load-shedding timetable, as the ongoing power interruptions are negatively affecting businesses and livelihoods across the country. In a statement, GUTA highlighted the significant impact of the power outages on various …
Read More »Video: I Have Lost Over $40k Because Of ‘Dumsor’ – Osei Akoto
A former National Organiser aspirant of the NDC, Henry Osei Akoto, has criticised the Akufo-Addo government over the consistent, unannounced power outages in the country, saying the unpredictable power cuts, known in local parlance as ‘Dumsor’, are affecting businesses in the country. Akoto, one of the leading members of the …
Read More »PURC Fines ECG Board Members ₵5.8m For Dumsor Timetable Breaches
The board members of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), who served in office from 1st January to 18th March 2024, are to pay a regulatory charge of Five Million, Eight Hundred and Sixty-Eight Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHS5, 868,000.00) in fines for superintending over power outages without any notification to …
Read More »VIDEO: Come Clear On ‘Dumsor’ – Former NDPC Boss Tells Akufo-Addo’s Government
The former Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Prof Stephen Adei, has urged the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government to be transparent on the intermittent power supply (dumsor) the country has been facing recently. According to him, it is important that the government tells the people of Ghana …
Read More »Revealed! Here Is Why Ghana Has ‘Dumsor’
The findings below are based on GRIDCo’s analysis of Ghana’s power supply situation from March 27 to April 2, 2024 and explains why Ghana has dumsor or load management. GRIDCo has closely monitored Ghana’s power generation crisis since the beginning of March 2024, acknowledging the challenges in meeting the country’s …
Read More »Mahama Blasts Energy Minister Over ‘Dumsor’ Timetable Comment
The former President and the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. John Dramani Mahama has criticized Energy Minister, Matthew Opoku Prempeh, over his dismissive response to demands for a load-shedding timetable amidst the recent power outages in Ghana. Dr. Opoku Premepeh in an earlier interview, dismissed calls for …
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