The Energy Ministry has defended recent statements made by sector Minister Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh regarding the release of a timetable for ongoing power outages.
Speaking at the inauguration of the NPP campaign team in the Ashanti Region, Dr. Opoku Prempeh dismissed calls for the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to issue a load-shedding timetable, amidst intermittent power disruptions commonly known as ‘dumsor.’
He encouraged critics to develop their load-shedding timetables if they deemed it necessary.
The Minister questioned the rationale behind creating a timetable when the ECG has confirmed that no such plan is in place.
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Despite public criticism of his comments, the energy ministry in a statement released on March 26, clarified that the Minister’s comments had been intentionally distorted to falsely depict Dr Opoku Prempeh as an insensitive person.
“The minister dismissed the need for a load management timetable because in his view and as indicated by the Electricity Company of Ghana, the cause of the temporary power challenge is being addressed.
“The Honourable Minister has always been sensitive to the plight of the Ghanaian people and continues to ask for their forbearance, as has always been the case when challenges relative to power stability emerge.
“The Ministry wishes to assure the general public that the Ministry as the policy-maker and mother agency of the various power sector actors is working assiduously with these agencies to ensure that the temporary challenges are resolved,” the statement concluded.
Read the full statement below
