Felix Kwakye Ofosu, a prominent member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has commented on the recent intermittent power outages in the country.
According to Mr. Kwakye Ofosu, it would be misguided to blame the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) for the power cuts.
He explained that ECG only distributes the power it receives from GRIDCo, which in turn transmits power from power producers. However, these power producers can only generate electricity when the necessary conditions are met.
“One of the key conditions for thermal power generation is the availability of fuel which is in very, very limited supply because this government simply cannot find the money to purchase same. Do not be misled to blame ECG when you suffer Dumsor,” he wrote.
He added, “It is solely the doing of Akufo-Addo and his sidekick Bawumia, who have completely mismanaged the economy and left the country broke!”
Despite citizen demands for a timetable, the Energy Ministry and ECG have not provided one.