‘There is no dumsor' - President Mahama tells Ghanaian community in Russia

President John Dramani Mahama has declared that Ghana has no power outages, popularly known as dumsor, saying consumers currently have adequate electricity supply.

Addressing Ghanaians in Moscow, Russia, during his recent visit, the president attributed the improvement in power supply to the government’s efforts to settle debts owed to Independent Power Producers (IPPs).

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“With regard to energy, I can report there's no dumsor in Ghana. Everybody has adequate power, and that's one of the areas that has been quite dramatic in terms of its management,” he said in a video shared by Citi FM on October 30, 2026.

He said the energy sector was facing serious financial challenges when his government took office, with IPPs threatening to cut power supply over unpaid debts.

The President disclosed that the government inherited about US$1.7 billion in debt owed to IPPs, in addition to unpaid bills for gas supplied from the Jubilee Field and E&I.

He said the government had since cleared the debts owed to the power producers and was now paying for electricity supplied as and when payments are due.

“We owed for gas supplied and so it was necessary to clean out the energy sector. I'm happy to announce that we have cleared the IPP debts. That is where currently, any energy they supply today, we're paying them,” he stated.

Mahama added that the government had also agreed on a payment plan to settle the outstanding obligations, with an initial payment and subsequent payments made on their due dates.

He said the arrangement had improved relations with the power producers, who were now satisfied with the payment system.

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“And then we've also done a payment plan for their debts, and we pay them a down payment and every payment that is due them on due date, we pay them. And so the IPPs are satisfied,” he added.

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