The Minister of Energy and Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Hon. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has addressed concerns of Ghanaians about the ongoing power outages, locally referred
to as ‘dumsor’. He mentioned that these outages are not comparable to what he
described as the prolonged and severe electricity shortages experienced during the former President John Mahama’s administration.
Speaking at a Government Assurances Committee meeting in Accra, Hon. Opoku Prempeh specifically pointed out that the ‘dumsor’ crisis, characterized by long periods of power cuts, was a hallmark of the previous administration.
He clarified that the Ministry has gone past the era where Ghana experienced 72 to 96 days of lights out and six hours of lights on.

Ghana is now in the era of ‘dum siesie’, which is profoundly different from dumsor. However, Oti Bless, the Ranking Member on the Government Assurances Committee, countered this by highlighting former
President Mahama’s efforts to address the ‘dumsor’ issue before the end of his term.

Despite President Akufo-Addo’s assurance of resolving the power crisis, reports indicate that many parts of the country are still grappling with unreliable electricity supply.