President John Dramani Mahama has boldly declared that his government through determined efforts have averted the looming power crisis commonly known as “dumsor”.
According to him, the Akufo-Addo government neglected to arrange enough fuel to power our thermal plants.
It will be recalled the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) in a statement issued revealed maintenance of the gas pipelines from Nigeria to Ghana by WAGP was initially set to take place in October 2024 but the Akufo-Addo government postponed the maintenance to January 2025.
John Mahama further noted that the maintenance work on the gas pipeline posed a significant threat to the country’s power supply.
Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony of six newly appointed ministers at the Jubilee House on Wednesday, John Mahama stated, “ “The previous government did not work to ensure the smooth running of the energy sector by neglecting to arrange enough fuel to power our thermal plants”.
“Through determined efforts, I can report that we have now averted the looming threat of power outages and have begun delivering fuel to the thermal plants in the east, in advance of the shutdown of the West African Gas Pipeline”, he added.
The president further acknowledged Energy Minister, John Jinapor, for working diligently to address the situation timely.
