The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has dismissed claims of a return to nationwide load shedding, popularly known as dumsor, assuring the public that Ghana’s electricity generation capacity remains stable despite recent outages reported in some communities.
Speaking on Citi Eyewitness News on Monday, February 23, the Ministry’s Spokesperson and Head of Communications, Richmond Rockson, stated that government has not engaged in load shedding over the past 10 to 11 months.
He explained that although the current administration inherited a power generation deficit of about 700 megawatts in December 2024, measures taken since then have restored adequate generation capacity and strengthened overall system stability.
Mr. Rockson acknowledged that some communities, including Achimota, Dodowa, parts of Akweteyman, Tesano and Adenta, experienced recent power interruptions. He clarified, however, that these challenges were localised technical issues rather than a result of insufficient electricity generation.
According to him, many of the affected areas have already seen improvements, and residents should expect stable power supply going forward.
The Ministry further indicated that ongoing planned and emergency maintenance works by the Electricity Company of Ghana across parts of the Greater Accra, Central and Ashanti regions contributed to temporary outages in several communities.
Officials maintained that the recent interruptions are linked to maintenance activities aimed at improving service delivery and should not be interpreted as a return to nationwide load shedding.