The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has firmly stated that there is no need for a load-shedding timetable despite recent power interruptions. In response to concerns about power supply challenges, ECG has confirmed that the current issues do not warrant the implementation of a load-shedding timetable.
Laila Abubakar, the External Communications Manager at ECG, has made it clear that the recent power cuts are not a result of load shedding but may be due to other factors.
She has emphasized that the notorious ‘dumsor’ phenomenon has not returned and ECG’s management is working tirelessly to address the challenges facing the power sector.
Abubakar has also made it clear that there are no issues with load shedding and that the power outages may be due to factors beyond ECG’s control. She has assured the public that ECG is doing everything possible to solve the issues that they can.
She further explained that there wouldn’t be a timetable for the power outages and that people should not confuse the current issues with the ‘Dumsor’ phenomenon.
Meanwhile, John Abdulai Jinapor, the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Mines and Energy Committee, has asserted that the ongoing power outages in various parts of the country are due to financial constraints rather than faulty transformers.
Jinapor has refuted claims by the ECG that the outages were due to transformer repairs, alleging that the root cause is a shortfall in electricity generation capacity.
