The Institute of Energy Security (IES) has contested President Akufo-Addo's claim that Ghana's erratic power supply problem has been successfully addressed.

Speaking during the annual May Day celebration in Accra, the President expressed confidence that the power supply challenges were now a thing of the past.

“Over the period, the issues surrounding transformers and gas supply have been successfully resolved resulting in sufficient improvement in power supply reliability.

"Indeed, over the past few days, we have witnessed stable electricity supply across the country with no load-shedding reported anywhere yesterday [Tuesday]," he said.

But in an interview with JoyNews, the IES Executive Director Nana Amoasi VII argued that his assertions did not align with the current reality.

"The IES can't can not agree with the President that on Tuesday, there was no load shedding recorded anywhere in the country. That cannot be the case because we still have a deficit in generation, a generation of around 3,500 megawatts during peak time, which shows that it is inadequate to meet peak demand getting close to 3700 megawatts.

"We can admit that there has been an improvement in power supply but we still have a deficit. We believe the President's statement is premature," he said on Thursday, May 2.

Some citizens agree with the IES and are challenging the President.

Speaking on JoySMS, they claim they slept in darkness last night and even this morning are still experiencing blackouts.

Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has meanwhile attributed the power outages experienced in parts of Accra on Wednesday, May 1, to a rainstorm.

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The heavy rains according to ECG flooded some of the primary substations, rendering them ineffective and non-functional, leading to power outages, according to the ECG.