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General News of Friday, March 15, 2019
Source: citinewsroom.com
2019-03-15
Adam Mutawakilu, spokesperson for mines and minority energy
Adam Mutawakilu, minority spokesperson on mining and energy, wants Energy Minister John Peter Amewu to resign in the face of recent energy challenges.
The MP for Damongo, who blames recent power cuts on liquidity problems, said the energy minister's latest promise to solve the sector's problems within five days should not be taken seriously.
"We expect him to quit because in November he promised us and it did not happen." He always promises and you take it? We do not need to take it seriously, "Mutawakilu said.
Declare the return of the dumsor and release the load shed schedule
The MP for Damango also asked the government to be frank with Ghanaians and to publish a schedule for reducing charges following power cuts across the country.
Mutawakilu said the recent blackouts reflected the energy sector's financial difficulties due to the government's inability to pay off its debt.
Adam Mutawakilu said that a load shed schedule should be announced to at least help consumers plan their activities.
"Last night, I slept in the dark. You know that the minority raised the issue that we are back in Dumsor and in November, GRIDCo gave the same explanation that it was due to technical problems and I said it's because we did not no money. Since November, load shedding has been constant and not as widespread as the day before and, as we speak, many more regions continue to live it. "
"There is a huge shortage of 1,000 megawatts and I hope that President Nana Akufo-Addo officially declares the dumsor and publishes a load shed schedule, as this is causing a lot of damage to businesses and he must act honorably by officially declaring Mutawakilu said.
Many parts of the country have been affected by a power outage in the past two days.
Grid closures
This is the fourth time in three years that Ghana is facing almost complete network shutdowns.
In all these cases, the system operator – The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCO) – did not explain in detail the events that occurred to the Ghanaian public.
At the same time, the Minister of Energy is asking Ghanaians to reject the minority's claims that the government has brought the country back to an era of shedding, commonly known as "Dumsor".
After visiting some substations and facilities related to power outages, Amewu badured that the government had put in place the necessary measures to resolve the problem within five days.
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