The Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has reiterated his outfit’s resolve to implement measures to fix the recent intermittent power supply across the country.
This has triggered calls for a load-shedding timetable, but the Energy Minister has dismissed the request.
Various areas have been experiencing interruptions in electricity supply in the past weeks, prompting citizens to express dissatisfaction with the ECG.
He says the demand for a load-shedding timetable is equivalent to wishing evil for the country.
“Let those who want the timetable bring it. I don’t know of any timetable because the ECG has said it is not necessary. Why would someone just wish evil for the country?” he asked.
According to Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the government is working towards power restoration.
“I have promised you that we are going to work on it and it’s not a single event. It’s a process,” he indicated.
Dr. Opoku Prempeh says although the recent power outages confronting the country have become a major challenge, it is better under the leadership of President Akufo-Addo than it was under John Mahama.
He wants citizens to exercise patience as the ECG works toward power restoration.
Meanwhile, the Ranking Member of the Energy Committee of Parliament, John Jinapor, lashed out at the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) for misinforming the public over the recent surge in intermittent power outages.
In a statement on March 12, ECG explained that it was upgrading some of its facilities and installing new ones to ensure a more stable electricity supply.
“We have been monitoring the situation and just yesterday, we laid hands on the PURC’s cash waterfall mechanism Validation Report for January 2024.