Authorities of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) in the Ashanti region have been summoned by the regional minister for an emergency meeting.
Mr Simon Osei-Mensah who is also the Regional Security Council (RESEC) Chairman is seeking to hold this meeting with the power supply agencies to ascertain the cause and also find solutions to recent intermittent power supply in the area.
Some communities in the Ashanti region are grappling with incessant power cuts,popularly known as ‘dumsor.’
Several communities are without electricity for 12-24 hours without any official communications from the power producers and its distribution partners in the region.
Last week, an unstable power situation in the Ashanti region dominated radio and television discussions in the region, compelling the regional minister to step in today.
Ashanti regional minister, Simon Osei-Mensah while confirming the scheduled meeting described the development in the region as unfortunate and therefore the need for the official meeting with managers of the ECG and GRIDCo.
“Yes, I’m meeting them at 10am today about the inability of the power supply in Kumasi, for that matter the Ashanti region in general. The situation is not the best and we must work things out to perfect it. I will speak to you after the meeting,” he said.