IN the last few weeks several parts of the country have been experiencing power outages, an occurrence which has become known in our local parlance as dumsor. It is increasingly becoming worse, particularly in the capital city—Accra—where almost like every two or three days some vicinities are hit by power outages.
THE current situation has set tongues wagging as to whether we are going back to the intense dumsor days culminating in businesses either folding up or down-sizing. The situation resulted in the many loss of jobs hence compounding the unemployment situation in the country. It is also important to mention that that same period saw the relocation of some Ghanaian business to our neighbouring countries.
FINANCE MINISTER, Ken Ofori-Atta, last week presented to Parliament the Akufo-Addo’s administration 2017 Budget Statement and Economic Policy. It was on the theme: “Sowing the Seeds for Growth and Jobs.” In the statement and economic policy, the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has given assurances to the effect that they will fix dumsor.
HOWEVER, even before government sets in motion its plan to find a lasting solution to our energy crisis, we need to be told the whole truth about the current erratic power supply. This is necessary in the light of the many calls for a load-management schedule to be released.
TELLING Ghanaians, the truth about the recent energy crisis and whether we would have to brace ourselves for another dumsor will not hurt a fly. In the view of Today it will help Ghanaians have a better understanding of the situation on the ground and therefore begin to plan appropriately. In that wise we will all contribute our quota to make sure that we fix the problem permanently.
FROM snippets of information available, most Ghanaians know by now that there are fundamental problems as far as power generation is concerned, some of which include huge debts in the sector. The extent of the debts and how far that and other factors would continue to cripple power generation for industrial, other commercial and private usage however may not be known to many more.
THAT is why we would like to urge the government to let Ghanaians know if there is any possibility of a return to the dumsor era so that a schedule is put in place to guide us all while lasting measures are sought for to address the challenge once and for all.
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