Ghana’s Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Dr. John Abdulai Jinapor, has engaged the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Northern Electricity Company (NEDCo), and key power sector stakeholders to review the current state of the country’s power sector.
The engagement also aimed to examine the work plan for addressing the remaining pockets of isolated outages in some areas.
Discussions focused on operational challenges within the distribution chain, including transformer overloads and obsolete infrastructure that continue to affect service delivery.
In a Facebook post following the engagement, the minister noted that these are investments that should have been made years ago, particularly as demand for electricity has grown rapidly due to urbanisation and increased economic activity.
“The Mahama-led administration is making significant investments to modernise and expand this infrastructure, strengthen capacity, and improve overall system reliability. I have charged ECG and NEDCo to intensify their efforts and ensure a rapid, coordinated, and effective response to all reported outages. Ghanaians deserve timely service and clear communication, and we expect nothing less,” he said.
Dr. Jinapor further assured Ghanaians that the ministry is working diligently and with urgency to resolve the pockets of outages in affected areas.
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