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Energy Minister John Jinapor has given the assurance that Ghana’s ongoing electricity challenges will ease by the end of May, as essential maintenance works continue on several power generation facilities across the country.
This comes amid increasing public frustration over the frequent, unplanned power cuts, commonly known as “dumsor.”
Speaking in an interview with TV3, the Minister highlighted that the current outages are mainly due to scheduled maintenance works required to restore long-term stability in the power sector.
“What I get is that within the month of May, there will be major maintenance, and in June, there will be minimal maintenance. So, barring any unforeseen circumstances, we should be seeing a stable power supply, but we should be servicing these plants,” Jinapor stated.
He explained that several of the country’s power plants have exceeded their recommended operational hours, making maintenance not only necessary but urgent.
“These are plants that have gone far beyond their maximum operating hours. So, as a responsible government, we have to undertake the servicing,” he said.
Jinapor also warned that delaying such maintenance could put the integrity of the power infrastructure at risk.
“What I have realised is that if you hold them back for too long, you will compromise the integrity of the plant. So I want to appeal to Ghanaians that as we take this step, we will do everything within our power to reduce the impact, it is a necessary step,” he added.
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