Dumsor: What Bawumia and Akufo-Addo have said about rolling blackouts

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has indicated that the power challenges being faced in the country will be a thing of the past very soon.

He disclosed that assurances from the Energy Minister are indicative of the fact that things will stabilize in the energy sector very soon.

The Vice President was addressing religious leaders in the Eastern Region when he made this known.

He said: “I know that there are challenges and I don’t want to paper over our economic challenges. We are going to work on them.

"Currently, we have issues with power challenges but I can say that the information I’ve received from the Minister for Energy indicates that very soon the power challenges will be a thing of the past. They are working at it and I’m very sure this will be a thing of the past."

He told the religious leaders that he had come to them to seek their support to lead Ghana in the coming year.

On his part, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has also expressed appreciation for the patience exhibited by Ghanaians as the country endures dumsor.

He acknowledged that Ghanaians and businesses had to endure these unplanned outages assuring that the government was looking for long-lasting solutions to end the problem.

Speaking at the commissioning of the first phase of the Anwomaso 1 Thermal Power Plant in Kumasi on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, President Akufo-Addo said, “I do acknowledge, Minister for Energy, ladies and gentlemen, and Nananom, the challenges that the people of Ashanti and indeed other parts of the country have had to endure in very recent times over the supply of power.

"And I can only thank you for the patience you have exhibited in the face of these challenges.”