Expect a "dumsor" but not "dum kraa" – Amewu

General News on Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Source: clbadfmonline.com

2018-11-27

Energy Minister John Peter Amewu said the government was tackling intermittent power cuts in some areas.

He however stated that there would be no situation where the darkness would be prolonged.

Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Monday, November 26, 2018 following power outages that occurred in different parts of the country, Mr. Amewu said that the experience of "dum kraa "(total darkness) during the tenure of former president John Dramani Mahama does not reoffend, but some" dumsor "(irregular power outages) may occur in some areas.

Amewu said that 800 MW of power is lost during peak periods due to problems with gas supply but that the government is working to ensure that Karpower receives the power. supply of energy necessary to operate at an optimum level for the production of electricity.

At the end of the week, Amewu said the volume of gas from Nigeria would increase by 80 megawatt cubes from the 30 megawatts cubed generated due to supply problems.

Mr. Amewu also refuted the minority's badertions that the current blackouts were the result of accumulated debt.