- Nana Amoasi VII warns that Ghana’s electricity situation will worsen by 2025.
- The warning comes amid ongoing “dumsor” and after Energy Minister Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh suggested citizens create their own load-shedding schedules.
- Amoasi criticizes the government and managers for not acknowledging the electricity sector’s challenges.
- Rising debt in the electricity sector is destabilizing the system.
- He compares insufficient funding to a machine without lubrication, causing friction and potential collapse.
- Financial difficulties along the supply chain contribute to mounting debt, eroding the national grid.
- Unless these financial problems are resolved, dumsor is expected to persist.
Nana Amoasi VII, Executive Director of the Institute for Energy Security (IES), has warned that Ghana’s electricity crisis, commonly referred to as “dumsor,” is likely to worsen by 2025. His caution comes amid ongoing power outages and follows comments made on Monday, March 25, 2024, by Energy Minister Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh.
The warning emerged after Dr. Opoku Prempeh suggested, in response to calls for a formal load-shedding schedule, that citizens could create their own schedules. Nana Amoasi VII criticized this stance, describing it as indicative of a broader failure to acknowledge the seriousness of the country’s electricity challenges.
Amoasi explained that the sector’s growing debt is undermining its stability. He compared the electricity industry to a machine requiring proper lubrication, arguing that without adequate funding, the system experiences friction that could lead to collapse. Financial constraints along the supply chain, he noted, contribute to mounting debts that weaken the national grid. According to him, unless these underlying financial issues are addressed, dumsor will continue to be a persistent problem.
