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‘Dumsor’ is a thing of the past – Energy Minister assures

In recent weeks, residents in some parts of Accra and Kumasi have lamented the unannounced power outages in their areas.

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This has sparked concerns of a possible return to days of rationed power supply, popularly referred to as “dumsor”.

Responding to these concerns, the Energy Minister said the recent power outages is not as a result of low generation capacity, but rather due to some technical challenges.

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Mr. Amewu admits that there are challenges with supplying gas to the Karpower plant at Tema in Accra, but said the Ministry is working to move the plant from Tema to Takoradi where constant gas supply is guaranteed.

He further assured that the situation is nowhere near a crisis, insisting ‘dumsor’ is a thing of the past.

“Number one is to get some light crude oil as a substitute for some of the plants that are dualized. Like the gas is not available, we should be able to use the light crude oil as a substitute. We are working day in and day out to make sure that we relocate the Karpower plant from Tema to Takoradi,” Mr. Amewu said.

"When that is done, there is going to be sustainable gas supply directly to the power. We are not yet at all near the era of dumsor. Dumsor is a thing of the past and we need to work to make sure that we don’t come back to the era any longer.”

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His comments come after the Minority in Parliament called on the government to come clear on the state of power supply in the country.

Minority Spokesperson on Mines and Energy, Adam Mutawakilu, had suggested in an earlier interview that ‘dumsor’ is returning.

According to him, “there are serious liquidity challenges in the power sector irrespective of the many assurances by the government".

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