Presidential Candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has accused the current government of trying to shift the blame for Ghana’s power crisis to a potential NDC administration in the event of a change in leadership.
Speaking to supporters in Ehiamankyene, Krachi West District, Oti Region, Mahama condemned the government for mishandling the power situation and misleading the public.
He argued that their failure to issue a formal load-shedding timetable was an attempt to downplay the gravity of the power shortages affecting the country.
According to Mahama, the recent exit of Sunon Asogli, a major independent power producer, has aggravated the energy crisis.
This departure, he said, has placed further strain on Ghana’s electricity grid, resulting in more frequent power outages and greater uncertainty about the sector’s stability.
Mahama also raised concerns about the government’s alleged plans to leave behind an estimated $2 billion debt in the energy sector.
He warned that this would severely hinder the next administration’s ability to find lasting solutions to the crisis and would deepen the sector’s challenges.
However, Mahama assured his supporters that an NDC-led government would prioritize restoring stability to the energy sector, addressing the debt, and ensuring greater transparency and efficiency in managing Ghana’s power resources.
“We do not have a stable plant because Sunon Asogli has shut down its plant due to significant unpaid debt owed by the government. As a result, dumsor has returned and this is because the government is not being truthful with Ghanaians, in our previous administration we implemented a load-shedding timetable to manage the crisis but the current government refuses to do so because they fear being blamed for bringing back dumsor.”
“However the reality is that Dumsor is back, they know the NDC is likely to come to power, so they are trying to shift this burden onto us, additionally they are planning to pass an estimated bill of two billion dollars in debt within the energy sector to the next NDC administration,” he stated.