By Francis Kobena Tandoh
The Minority in Ghana’s Parliament on Tuesday rejected suggestions by the government that the recent fire incident at the Akosombo substation is responsible for the ongoing power outages locally referred to as ‘dumsor’ affecting parts of the country.
Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Energy Committee, Collins Adomako-Mensah, said the current electricity crisis began long before the Akosombo fire which occurred on April 23.
Hon. Adomako-Mensah stated that Ghana’s power crisis, which millions of citizens have reportedly been experiencing since 25 January, cannot be attributed to any isolated fault or accident at Akosombo.
“Ghana’s power crisis, the ‘dumsor’ that millions of Ghanaians have been enduring since January 25, was not caused by any accident at Akosombo. It was caused by this government,” said the Ranking Member.
He described the April 23 incident as “the latest and most dramatic symptom” of what he called a deteriorating power sector.
“The events of 23rd April are the latest and most dramatic symptom of a power sector left to decay under the NDC’s incompetent stewardship,” he said.
He cautioned against attributing the crisis to the Akosombo incident, arguing that doing so would misrepresent the origins of the problem.
“The Mahama government must not be permitted to use this incident as a convenient alibi for a crisis that predates it by more than a year, and the Minority will not allow that cynical rewriting of history to pass unchallenged,” he added.
The Minority also outlined a timeline of power disruptions, stating that Ghanaians had been experiencing persistent outages well before the substation fire.
“Long before the event of 23rd April 2026, Ghanaians across every region of this country had been enduring persistent, unannounced, and devastating power outages,” he said.
He further noted that the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) had issued multiple emergency and maintenance notices in April, alongside public apologies from its leadership over unstable power supply and damage to electrical appliances.
According to him, the situation had already placed significant strain on households, businesses, and essential services.
“Communities were living in darkness, not for hours, but for days. Industries were hemorrhaging losses. Cold stores were warm. Hospitals were straining on generators,” he stated, adding that “that was the reality of Ghana’s power sector before any incident at Akosombo. Enditem
Source: Ghana Eye Report
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