Ghana: Stop Lamenting And Fix Intermittent Power Supply Before Talking About 24-Hour Economy – Minority To Govt

Ghana’s parliamentary minority group caucus on energy has called on the Mahama administration to fix the problems in the country’s energy sector and stop lamenting.

The minority caucus argued that without a stable, affordable and reliable power, the government’s much trumpeted 24-hour economy would remain a mirage.

Addressing a section of Ghanaian journalists in Accra on Monday, 19th May 2025, under the theme: “Stop the Talking, Fix the Lights – Before the 24-Hour Economy Becomes a 24-Hour Blackout,” the minority caucus described the current power outages as “a national emergency”.

They strongly condemned what they called the government’s persistent “lack of honesty, poor planning, and administrative failure” in the energy sector.

The legislators lamented the toll the erratic power supply is having on households, businesses and public institutions, making their operations difficult and expensive.

Besides, they cautioned that the government’s much-publicised 24-hour economy risks becoming meaningless if the country cannot guarantee consistent power supply.

“The time for excuses is over,” Hon. George Kwame Aboagye, a Ranking Member on Energy & Member of Parliament for Asene-Akroso-Manso, stated.

“The government must come clean on the true state of Ghana’s energy sector and publish a load-shedding timetable if it cannot resolve the crisis immediately,” he charged.

The group questioned the style of the Minister of Energy and Green Transition in managing the sector and urged him to come out with workable solutions, instead of adopting a complain methodology and media theatrics.

This latest confrontation between the sector minister and the minority came as Ghana continues to suffer regular energy outages as a result of mounting operational costs and distribution losses in the power generation ecosystem.

Source:https//energynewafrica.com