Welders and seamstresses in Kumasi continue to bear the brunt of the erratic power supply as many of these small business operators find themselves idle on daily basis.

The Ashanti regional capital has in recent days witnessed a return to constant power cuts with some parts of the city staying without electricity for close to six hours daily.

Tahiru, a welder at Ayigya, was busy at work, welding a metallic mesh cage he had planned to work on the previous day when the Luv News team visited him.

But the power situation in the country is biting hard on his daily income.

“Yesterday, I had planned to work on the cage when there was light but shortly after it went off. I was hoping for it to return in the next hour but it never did. I am rushing to complete it now,” he said.

A few meters away from Tahiru’s shop, his colleague, Osman, is also bearing the brunt of the power outage.

“I cannot work without electricity. I have to idle about the entire day. I have apprentices working under me. How do I pay them if there’s no work to do?” he worriedly said.

The Ashanti region has in recent days returned to unbearable intermittent power cuts, throwing many businesses and households in a state of dormancy.

Like the welders, seamstresses along the Alhaji Atta lane at Ayigya are not exempted from the power crisis.

This embroidery shop on the stretch has their owners idling as they wait eagerly for power to return.

“Inflation is skyrocketing. At least if we had lights, we would work to get some money to fend for ourselves. The government isn’t helping us at all. What’s even annoying is the fact that we have to pay for electricity bills,” Ohene, a tailor, said.

Apprentices and their master at another dressmaking shop are not spared the pressures from their customers as they must meet deadlines for sewing dresses.

“Because there isn’t light, we cannot iron the sewn dresses. My master is always pleading with the customers,” an apprentice said.

While the government claims to be conducting maintenance at the energy sector, these workers are calling for a load management table.

“They should admit it’s Dumsor. They should just give us a schedule to plan our lives. They should tell us the truth. I’ll be able to plan my life if given the schedule. I won’t waste my money and time to come here and idle about,” Samuel Atta said.