Gov’t to decide on roadmap to tackle looming ‘dumsor’ by close of today – Kwakye Ofosu

The new National Democratic Congress (NDC) government has concluded an emergency meeting with stakeholders from the country’s energy sector regarding the looming power crisis.

According to the Special Aide to the President and MP for Abura Asebu-Kwamankese Constituency, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the government has received reports from the various stakeholders and the necessary actions will be taken.

“A technical committee has been set up with representatives from all key players in the management of Ghana’s energy sector. They have until the end of today [Wednesday, January 8] to present the roadmap to the government, outlining what needs to be done and how it can be done,” he told the press after the emergency meeting held on Wednesday morning.

He assured the public of the president’s commitment to addressing the emerging power crisis: “You can rest assured that the government is taking the matter seriously, and we will take the necessary actions to prevent any difficulties for the people of Ghana.”

Meanwhile, the new government will require a total of $89.90 million to procure liquid fuel in the absence of natural gas.

This is necessary to enable electricity power generation companies in the country to produce adequate power for consumption.

The West Africa Gas Pipeline Company (WAPco), which supplies natural gas to the country, is scheduled to undergo a major maintenance work, known as pigging, and will be unable to supply gas to Ghana for nearly one month.

In a statement issued by the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo), the maintenance of the gas pipelines from Nigeria to Ghana by WAGP was initially set to take place in October 2024.

However, the previous government postponed the maintenance to January 2025.

Source: myjoyonline.com