Nana Amoasi VII Executive Director of the Institute for Energy Security Ghana (IES) has advised Ghanaians not to expect a load-shedding timetable from the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).
According to IES, the reluctance to provide a timetable stems from the approach of key players in the energy sector, despite the importance of such schedules to the public.
Nana Amoasi VII, the Executive Director of IES, spoke on Adom FM’s morning show Dwaso Nsem on Monday, suggesting that the most effective government intervention would be fostering better cooperation between ECG and the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo).
Recent erratic power supply has left Ghanaians dissatisfied with the ECG, leading to demands for a load-shedding timetable. However, Energy Minister Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh and ECG Managing Director Samuel Dubik Mahama have both dismissed the call for a timetable. The Minister argued that the demand for such a schedule is akin to wishing harm upon the country.
Comments Made by Nana Amoasi VII Executive Director of the Institute for Energy Security Ghana (IES)
The Energy Minister showed us the way to go when we asked for a timetable so until he admits the situation we are in and rescinds his decision, Ghanaians should just forget about the timetable because the comment shows that it will not work,
Such political interference will not allow ECG to do its work. If we could get a structure that will do away with political interference, ECG will work effectively and that can be done, he remarked.
