As of today, May 15, 2025, Energy Minister John Jinapor Reveals Dumsor Looms as Ghana’s Fuel Dwindles to 2.6 Days leaving many Ghanaians purturbed about the development.
there are notable updates regarding Energy Minister John Abu Jinapor and issues related to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and “dumsor” (power outages) in Ghana.
Recent posts on X highlight a pressing concern: Jinapor has stated that Ghana has only two and a half days of liquid fuel left to power generating plants, raising fears of looming dumsor. He emphasized efforts to secure more fuel to avert a crisis. This comes amid ongoing discussions about power supply challenges, with Jinapor previously assuring Ghanaians on May 12 that the current electricity issues would significantly improve by the end of May due to ongoing maintenance of key power plants. He noted that many plants have exceeded their optimal life cycles, necessitating urgent repairs.
Energy Minister John Jinapor Reveals Dumsor Looms as Ghana’s Fuel Dwindles to 2.6 Days
Energy Minister John Jinapor says he is racing to secure liquid fuel to power generating plants with Ghana left with only 2 and a half days of fuel as Dumsor looms. #DenkyiramanRadio #DRDigital #NewsAlert pic.twitter.com/UCHz6mKTKg
— Denkyiraman Radio 91.9 FM (@Denkyiraman1) May 15, 2025
Additionally, Jinapor has been under scrutiny for the unresolved issue of missing ECG containers. On May 12, an NPP communicator, Eric Debie, publicly called for Jinapor’s arrest, citing a lack of accountability over the missing containers and criticizing a recent 14% tariff hike attributed to Ghana’s IMF program. Debie also pointed to outages in Sunyani, where parts of the municipality were without power for two days, as evidence of recurring dumsor.
Earlier reports from April indicate Jinapor’s efforts to address the missing containers, including forming a special committee and involving the Attorney General for deeper investigations, after discovering some containers in private warehouses and factories.
These developments reflect ongoing challenges in Ghana’s energy sector, with public and political pressure mounting on Jinapor to resolve both the power supply issues and the ECG container saga. However, the information from X posts should be treated as inconclusive without official confirmation
