Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama expressed regret over the lack of timely communication with the public with regards to the recent power outages in parts of Accra and other regions.
“I must apologize to Ghanaians, when it started we should actually have the confidence to have a chat with everybody and put out a statement,” he said while speaking on Starr FM on Thursday, February 29,
The power outages deemed by many as “dumsor” have been attributed to maintenance issues rather than fuel-related problems.
Several communities have experienced unpredictable power supply for several weeks without prior notice from ECG.
Mr. Mahama assured that ECG is working diligently to resolve the challenges and restore power to affected areas.
He emphasized that the ongoing issues are primarily associated with major maintenance concerns rather than fuel shortages.
“We are having major maintenance issues, the issue we are having now has nothing to do with fuel. You are relying on a power plant that is to give you about 360 megawatts then around 4 pm the gas emergency safety valve has a problem. What do you do? It is a machine.
“The machine failed us and we kept on saying that it’s a machine issue that we were trying to fix,” Mr. Mahama stated.