
Audio By Carbonatix
The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Dr John Abdulai Jinapor, has assured Ghanaians of urgent and coordinated efforts to address persistent power outages in parts of the country.
According to him, the government is taking decisive steps to improve electricity distribution and ensure reliable service delivery nationwide.
Dr Jinapor disclosed that he recently engaged key stakeholders in the power sector, including the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Northern Electricity Distribution Company, to assess the current state of the sector and review strategies for tackling isolated outages.
The meeting, he noted, focused on identifying practical solutions to lingering challenges affecting power supply in some communities.
He highlighted that discussions centred on operational bottlenecks within the distribution chain, particularly transformer overloads and obsolete infrastructure.
These issues, he explained, have persisted over time due to underinvestment, despite increasing electricity demand driven by rapid urbanisation and expanding economic activity.
The Minister emphasised that the Mahama-led administration is prioritising major investments to modernise and expand power infrastructure.
He said these interventions are aimed at strengthening system capacity, improving efficiency, and enhancing overall reliability across the national grid.
Dr Jinapor further charged ECG and NEDCo to intensify their response to outages, stressing the need for swift, coordinated action and improved communication with the public.
He assured citizens that government remains committed to resolving the remaining pockets of outages with urgency, noting that Ghanaians deserve dependable electricity and responsive service delivery.
Latest Stories
-
Deposits safe, banking services uninterrupted – Standard Chartered reassures customers
21 minutes -
Gov’t to recruit 550 Arabic teachers to tackle staffing gap in Islamic schools
28 minutes -
Gov’t prepares to evacuate nearly 900 nationals from South Africa ahead of anti-immigration protests
32 minutes -
Sales assistant fined GH¢12,000 after stealing GH¢353,471 from employer in marriage scam
36 minutes -
GCAA probes alleged mistreatment of KLM passengers after Amsterdam delay
44 minutes -
NRSA Director-General outlines reforms to reduce road carnage
48 minutes -
Kumasi tomato traders push for revival of local tomato industry
49 minutes -
Peace Council establishes peace committee, monitors to strengthen peace efforts
51 minutes -
My agenda is to reunite, restructure, restrengthen NPP – Paul Afoko
52 minutes -
GJA condemns Kasoa Radio attack, demands transparent probe, protection for journalists
55 minutes -
Akan NPP vets 20 aspirants for constituency executive elections
58 minutes -
Biakoye NPP constituency election heats up as 28 aspirants file nominations for executive positions
1 hour -
Former GRIDCo CEO urges stronger workplace safety laws
1 hour -
DR Congo superfan denied US visa to support team at World Cup
1 hour -
Oil climbs following renewed US, Iran strikes in Middle East
1 hour