President Akufo-Addo has said Ghana has not gone back to the doom days of erratic power supply popularly known as Dumsor. According to him, although there are pockets of “dumsor” here and there, Ghana is on the sure path to providing a reliable power supply to Ghanaians. Akufo-Addo explained that the recent power outages were … Read more
Residents in some parts of the Greater Accra Region will experience power outages popularly known as Dumsor from May 27 to June 11, 2021, due to the reconstruction of a section of GRIDCo’s transmission lines along the Winneba to Mallam stretch. The power outages will start from 6:00 pm and end at 12:00 am in … Read more
Energy Minister Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh has revealed that there will be systematic power outages in the country in May this year. “Just two days ago, I received a letter from Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), [the company which is helping with the upgrade of the Pokuase and Kasoa substations] informing me in May, there is … Read more
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has on February 9, 2021, announced that there will be an irregular power supply (dumsor) in some parts of Accra starting from February 11 to 5 March 2021. According to the Electricity Service Provider, it forms part of a collaboration with the Millennium Development Authority (MIDA) to undertake interruptions … Read more
Think tank, IMANI Africa, has said behind-the-scene events in the power sector are pointing to a likely return of intermittent power cuts aka dumsor in the country. A brief analysis by IMANI Africa’s energy desk suggests that high energy debts could be the main cause of possible return to dumsor. “The fundamentals of the energy … Read more