The Executive Director of the Africa Center for Energy Policy (ACEP), Benjamin Boakye, has raised concerns about the increasing politicization of Ghana’s power sector.
Mr Boakye emphasized the need for the government to adopt transparency and openly address the current challenges facing the power sector.
In an interview on Adom FM’s morning show, Dwaso Nsem Friday, Boakye expressed skepticism about the government’s transparency, stating, “They are not being truthful to us.
We are facing challenges because of the politics our leaders are playing in the power sector.”
He highlighted the pivotal role politicians play in procurement and management decisions, attributing the current struggles in the power sector to this political interference.
Mr Boakye argued that involving private entities in the sector’s management could potentially alleviate these challenges.
Mr Boakye identified a management crisis within the power sector, asserting that the shortage of power generation goes beyond technical inadequacies and is exacerbated by political interventions.
He cited factors such as the shutdown of certain power plants and insufficient fuel as contributors to the recent power disruptions.
In response to the situation, Mr Boakye called on the government to openly announce scheduled load shedding, providing citizens with the necessary information to adjust their activities accordingly.
This, he believes, could mitigate the impact of the power challenges on the daily lives of Ghanaians.