Ghana: There Is No Load-Shedding To Warrant Timetable—Energy Minister

Ghana’s Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has rejected calls by a section of Ghanaians and the Minority group in Parliament for a load-shedding timetable to be published due to pockets of power outages in some parts of the country.

According to Mr Jinapor, there is no ongoing load-shedding as Ghana is currently exporting approximately 300 megawatts of power to Burkina Faso, Benin and other neighbouring countries.

Addressing journalists on Friday, March 7, Jinapor stated: “Let me put it on record that we’re not shedding load and so, the demand by the Minority and some people that we publish a load-shedding timetable is moot. When you are not shedding load, there will be no need to publish a load-shedding timetable.”

Reassuring the public, he stressed that Ghana is not experiencing systematic load-shedding and pointed to the country’s surplus electricity supply.

According to him, Ghana is currently exporting approximately 300 megawatts of power to neighboring countries such as Benin and Burkina Faso.

“As we speak, we’re exporting about 300 megawatts of power outside Ghana to Benin, Burkina Faso and other neighbouring countries. If you have enough and you are exporting power, obviously, there will be no need to publish a timetable.”

Jinapor attributed the recent outages to technical challenges and assured Ghanaians that efforts are being made to restore stable and reliable electricity nationwide.

Source: https://energynewsafrica.com