Energy Minister: Ghanaians tired of excuses for poor power supply

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Kojo T 12 years ago

We have been talking too much. Harness them all. Wind, solar, hydro ,nuclear , gas . Let us pool the human resource and get on to raise funds and create the jobs

We have been talking too much. Harness them all. Wind, solar, hydro ,nuclear , gas . Let us pool the human resource and get on to raise funds and create the jobs
PHILTY McNASTY 12 years ago

Don't include Kufour among those who made empty promises and excuses, at least he got Bui Dam underway, unlike your NDC that plays fast and loose with the people la.

Don't include Kufour among those who made empty promises and excuses, at least he got Bui Dam underway, unlike your NDC that plays fast and loose with the people la.
OLIVER TWIST 12 years ago

OLIVER, I'M BACK TO WRECK ANOTHER BOOM BOOM HAVOC ON THE NPP CRIMINALS!

OLIVER, I AM UNBEATABLE!

OLIVER - GHANA'S ROTWEILLER!! I'M BACK!

OLIVER, I'M UNTOUCHABLE!!

OLIVER, MAKA MAKA!

OLIVER, I'M BACK TO WRECK ANOTHER BOOM BOOM HAVOC ON THE NPP CRIMINALS!

OLIVER, I AM UNBEATABLE!

OLIVER - GHANA'S ROTWEILLER!! I'M BACK!

OLIVER, I'M UNTOUCHABLE!!

OLIVER, MAKA MAKA!
ROCKY 12 years ago

All uncvilized and mentally incapacitated people belong to NDC. You are evily and idiotly welcomed in that evil society called NDC but not NPP. Fools' paradise. Hahahahahaaaaaaa!!!!

All uncvilized and mentally incapacitated people belong to NDC. You are evily and idiotly welcomed in that evil society called NDC but not NPP. Fools' paradise. Hahahahahaaaaaaa!!!!
OLD SOLDIER 12 years ago

Author: Gye Nyame...
This is the way the administration flows, they are only apologizing because the 91 year old decided that she was not going to take it lying down, other wise they would have rolled over her and done the c ...
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Author: Gye Nyame...
This is the way the administration flows, they are only apologizing because the 91 year old decided that she was not going to take it lying down, other wise they would have rolled over her and done the change. Shame on Vanderpuije and the whole administration. You did it to Ohene Djan and now to this sweet old lady. Hurray to Theodosia for standing up and speaking up.
Ghanaians should take a cue from this old lady and protest the evil, corruption, and hardships in the society. BRAVO Theodosia!!!!!!
ATSU, HO 12 years ago

THIS IS INTERESTING. WHAT IS THE MINISTER TALKING ABOUT? MAY BE PEOPLE IN POLITICS ARE WAKING UP FROM THEIR SLUMBER ...

THIS IS INTERESTING. WHAT IS THE MINISTER TALKING ABOUT? MAY BE PEOPLE IN POLITICS ARE WAKING UP FROM THEIR SLUMBER ...
insight to the bone 12 years ago

legacy of the pepeni and his murder of mills is nothing but sorrow, misery and poverty while he and his cronies boldly continue to loot the country. this is understandable since they are not Akans, they do not care as they kn ...
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legacy of the pepeni and his murder of mills is nothing but sorrow, misery and poverty while he and his cronies boldly continue to loot the country. this is understandable since they are not Akans, they do not care as they know the wealth of the nation does not belong to them , its a take/steal money and run mentality that drives them. They have no solutions because they are too feeble minded and reality deep down they know its only by theft , trickery , election engineering /rigging , ideological lies and camouflage that they are there now and know it can not last . The national security is going round spreading the word they have the supreme court under control and have ensured the petition will not succeed , i guess they are able to blackmail the judges after all so there will be no justice . The national security has an interest to keep pepeni in place as there is not a single corruption act that goes on whereby they dont have a cut . they know if pepeni goes over 80% of them will be out of a job as thats the first place any true patriotic govt will clean up. we know all this will sooner or later lead to war and we are ready , long live the republic of Akan
YF 12 years ago

But who is going to argue with you about your intentions of Ghana? Trokosi has nothing good except to create, loot and share so everyone in Ghana know's you are in for havoc which the people of Ghana will face you with the sa ...
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But who is going to argue with you about your intentions of Ghana? Trokosi has nothing good except to create, loot and share so everyone in Ghana know's you are in for havoc which the people of Ghana will face you with the same force.
Kojo T 12 years ago

Bui dam was started by Nkrumah which was opposed by the NPP . Your eyes opened under K4 to restart it

Bui dam was started by Nkrumah which was opposed by the NPP . Your eyes opened under K4 to restart it
PHILTY McNASTY 12 years ago

Bui Dam had been on the drawing boards since Guggisberg. So it did not start with Nkrumah, and while he thought about implementing it, he never got around to put a single block on the ground. If you are misinformed, please do ...
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Bui Dam had been on the drawing boards since Guggisberg. So it did not start with Nkrumah, and while he thought about implementing it, he never got around to put a single block on the ground. If you are misinformed, please do not spread your shallow education here.

Obiba SK 12 years ago

Thank you for telling Ghanaians the truth.

Thank you for telling Ghanaians the truth.
Zombie Killer 12 years ago

Incompetent NDC government plus corruption

Incompetent NDC government plus corruption
DONBOLI 12 years ago

It was the DFM yesterday complaining the supreme court case make invester not want to come to ghana.
Today it EM Baah cry out loud to John Mahama saying there are no more excuses he can give with blackout in the country.
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It was the DFM yesterday complaining the supreme court case make invester not want to come to ghana.
Today it EM Baah cry out loud to John Mahama saying there are no more excuses he can give with blackout in the country.
All the good intentions of all the ministers are all gone to waste. They cant do the work well if even they wanted to.
We all know what VRA need to work properly. World bank told us as well.
John Mahama just because he went to uni in east he thinks ghana should be following examples he learn from there. Ghana is a western friend not Iran or Russia.
We cant borrow stupidly because of John Mahama invitation Iran president and opening the embassy.
We are not a socialise country. John Mahama has failed so many countries for not taking their advice.
Nana Akufo Addo and NPP has all ministers ready to take office as soon as the supreme court decide in favour of Nana Addo. Minister Minister Nana Akufo Addo
ROCKY 12 years ago

It's your trokosi gods that put in place better policies that atteacted the millenium challenge money! Idiots!!! Ever since you people manipulated the electoral system to come to power, what have you achieved? You have been e ...
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It's your trokosi gods that put in place better policies that atteacted the millenium challenge money! Idiots!!! Ever since you people manipulated the electoral system to come to power, what have you achieved? You have been enjoying from the good policies of the NPP government, right from metro mass, youth employment-now GYEEDA, road tolls, national health insurance, school feeding and many more to the almighty oil find. Empty heads and evil people from the trokosi land volta.
AAD 12 years ago

The minister is right - Since the brilliant idea from Dr.Nkrumah was hatched No Government has critically looked at harnessing the country's Energy supply comprehensively- I hope this minister recognizing the magnitude of the ...
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The minister is right - Since the brilliant idea from Dr.Nkrumah was hatched No Government has critically looked at harnessing the country's Energy supply comprehensively- I hope this minister recognizing the magnitude of the issue will move the ball forward to score a touch down
SD 12 years ago

The Young minister is very right we need more of Leaders like him than those who just think about their own pocket

The Young minister is very right we need more of Leaders like him than those who just think about their own pocket
ME AND YOU WERE NOT THERE 12 years ago

WE DON'T WANT TO HEAR PHRASES LIKE - DETERMINED TO ADDRESS, WILL BE CHANNELLED,DEDICATED TO ADDRESS. LIKE THE NIKE MAN SAID "JUST DO IT".

WE DON'T WANT TO HEAR PHRASES LIKE - DETERMINED TO ADDRESS, WILL BE CHANNELLED,DEDICATED TO ADDRESS. LIKE THE NIKE MAN SAID "JUST DO IT".
Repugnant. 12 years ago

Isn't that the implied attitude and what the minister said? Bro! he is not going to wave a magic wand and presto get it done. At least he is keen on the fact that the problems had been left to fester but shall longer lie dorm ...
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Isn't that the implied attitude and what the minister said? Bro! he is not going to wave a magic wand and presto get it done. At least he is keen on the fact that the problems had been left to fester but shall longer lie dormant under his watch. I trust every Nzema official they're honest from birth and unlike some this guy is prepared to go the whole slug.
OGYAM 12 years ago

This is only a smart talk. You must have the solution before saying this. I want gov't who finds solutions and not we are going to try this and that, that's all. do your homework well and come out with solutions.

This is only a smart talk. You must have the solution before saying this. I want gov't who finds solutions and not we are going to try this and that, that's all. do your homework well and come out with solutions.
Repugnant. 12 years ago

This is no repetition, he has dissected the problem which happens to be negligence. I think we should all learn how to know instead of arguing all the time. Wofa!

This is no repetition, he has dissected the problem which happens to be negligence. I think we should all learn how to know instead of arguing all the time. Wofa!

ghanaba kwame 12 years ago

NPPs K.T Hammond refused to pay his bills and he is owin ecg 30000 ghana cedis..that is why we are facing all this problems in the energy sector

NPPs K.T Hammond refused to pay his bills and he is owin ecg 30000 ghana cedis..that is why we are facing all this problems in the energy sector
KOOPIA 12 years ago

There is an Akan parlance that says, "wontumi wo neama a, mfa hye wo kahyire".Literally means if you cannot carry your load on your head, don't attribute it to your headgear. Your Government promised better Ghana to win our v ...
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There is an Akan parlance that says, "wontumi wo neama a, mfa hye wo kahyire".Literally means if you cannot carry your load on your head, don't attribute it to your headgear. Your Government promised better Ghana to win our votes so everything under President Kuffour should not be an issue at all. If we were satisfied with NPP government, we wouldn't have voted for you. Again, if my memory serves me right, it was low level of Akosombo dam that resulted in that energy crisis but today the dam is almost full. Even that problem, NPP managed to solve it by introducing energy saving bulbs before leaving power for you. You told us the current crisis situation is attributable to problem in West African gas pipeline and barely a month ago, we were told point blank that the had been rectified so the "dum so dum so" is over only for you to come and tell us today that this problem also occurred in NPP's era.
DONBOLI 12 years ago

All John Mahama ministers are complaining of the force John Mahama is putting on them. They are ministers who know what to do to help but John Mahama cant get the money, with billions over spent.
Baah knows VRA needs help bu ...
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All John Mahama ministers are complaining of the force John Mahama is putting on them. They are ministers who know what to do to help but John Mahama cant get the money, with billions over spent.
Baah knows VRA needs help but cant do anything about it as a minister. He is asking himself publicly what his job is and why cant he do his job. John Mahama is the problem not VRA or anybody else.
Its only in John Mahama government we trained army letting them go to war without guns. They would come back. Thats what John Mahama is doing to his ministers, go and take control and manage and ministry with no money and with no hope. The ministers are not useless, its John Mahama and NDC. NDC should sack John Mahama before the supreme court does. Honest people like Baah and the few should sack John Mahama and get a new leader.
What has NDC do for Ghanaians in the pass four year six months. He hasnt even be able to put ministers in empty offices. Shame
Agyakwakuo Twumpuduo 12 years ago

What have DONE about it so far? How far is yours different from your pre-deccessors? Liars of the highest order.

What have DONE about it so far? How far is yours different from your pre-deccessors? Liars of the highest order.
GOWON 12 years ago

Ghanaians are tired with the NDC party period. At least with the Kufuor gov't, the Bui Dam was brought on board after 1957 when we had just the Akosombo dam.

Ghanaians are tired with the NDC party period. At least with the Kufuor gov't, the Bui Dam was brought on board after 1957 when we had just the Akosombo dam.
Repugnant. 12 years ago

You cannot downplay the importance of Akosombo dam as 'just', it has kept Ghana going for more than fifty years.

Kufuor would have abandoned Bui had it been started by Ndc. In fact Kufuor left the Osagyefo Barge an electri ...
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You cannot downplay the importance of Akosombo dam as 'just', it has kept Ghana going for more than fifty years.

Kufuor would have abandoned Bui had it been started by Ndc. In fact Kufuor left the Osagyefo Barge an electricity producing project at Effasu Mangyea in the Jomoro District initiated by JJR and near completion to rot. Ghanaian politicians are inward looking, as much as an eager habit of stealing where it hurts the most.
GOWON 12 years ago

It's still on record that, the P(NDC) gov't from 1979 right up to 2000, under the leadership of Rawlings did not add not even one wattage to the energy capacity of the country and this is a fact. Concerning the Osagyefo Barge ...
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It's still on record that, the P(NDC) gov't from 1979 right up to 2000, under the leadership of Rawlings did not add not even one wattage to the energy capacity of the country and this is a fact. Concerning the Osagyefo Barge which you gleefully referred to as a project to increase the installed capacity of Ghana, the projected capacity of that barge was 125mw which was to be operational based on the generation of gas from drilling and exploration activities which was to feed the barge since they were heavy duty operated gas turbines. Here was a barge which was going to be fueled by either natural gas or diesel fuel which Ghana had none as at the time the various players commissioned the construction of the barge. The barge was later mired in a a lot of controversy with Ghana suing and the companies counter suing themselves that, the project became a fiasco and a white elephant. So in effect, the P(NDC) gov't did not add anything to the energy capacity of the country so lets get that straight before you misinform the public. Ghana had to rely on Akosombo and at the time that our energy needs were projected to increase, and also in view of the fact that we were also in agreement to sell power to our neighbouring countries, it was extremely poor foresight on the part of the P(NDC)gov't not to have for such an eventuality, clearly depicting the lack of focus and vision of the P(NDC) party up till today. It's a cemented unmovable fact that, the NDC gov't from old and it's metamorphosed current form is at best fit for the waste bin when it comes to the mental acuity, sharpness, focus, vision and ability to address the myriad of problems facing the country, and currently the past team which has been in office from 2009 to the presently contested one, is by far the most corrupt, inept, sycophantic, incompetent and the most unintelligent team ever, in the annals of the history of governance in the country, period!!!!
GOWON 12 years ago

" prepared for such an eventuality"

" prepared for such an eventuality"
Kasade 12 years ago

Talk is cheap Mr. Minister just deliver and stop the blame game.

Talk is cheap Mr. Minister just deliver and stop the blame game.
Uncle Mends, Takoradi 12 years ago

Did you read what the minister said? He identified the origin of the problem and promised to solve it. You can't solve anything until you determine the grass root of the problem.

Did you read what the minister said? He identified the origin of the problem and promised to solve it. You can't solve anything until you determine the grass root of the problem.

Opanin 12 years ago

Is the problem power generation or power distribution? Is demand for power growing faster that power supply?

Is the problem power generation or power distribution? Is demand for power growing faster that power supply?
Uncle Mends, Takoradi 12 years ago

Mr. Opanin you correctly identified the problems as:
-Generation,
-Supply,
-and Demand.

Mr. Opanin you correctly identified the problems as:
-Generation,
-Supply,
-and Demand.
I just had to say it 12 years ago

To keep the lights on in Ghana all you need is:

1.) The internet
2.) Online networking

I am not talking about crowd-funding, donations or fundraising. I am talking about combining 'affiliate marketing' with 'network m ...
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To keep the lights on in Ghana all you need is:

1.) The internet
2.) Online networking

I am not talking about crowd-funding, donations or fundraising. I am talking about combining 'affiliate marketing' with 'network marketing' and involving adult Ghanaians living abroad (employed and unemployed). No person's own money is needed. There are companies that pay affiliates AND new customers recruited by them monies. Enough companies do it, so a collective of people can raise funds like never before seen in Africa...as a collective, outside of Africa. THINK Africans THINK!

10grand-a-week-usa-income-pursuit at hush dot com

Torgbui

PS: I can take a church with 5,000 adult members collective and raise $100,000 in less than 3 weeks. No church member would need to donate their money. In fact, they would get paid smalls funds for just participating.
THINK Africans THINK!
I just had to say it 12 years ago

Corruption, tribalism and bribery would be the typical road-blocks to success and deep trust in ghana and the rest of black Africa!

Corruption, tribalism and bribery would be the typical road-blocks to success and deep trust in ghana and the rest of black Africa!
messa 12 years ago

ghanaians dont want to hear from you are you or are you not the minister of energy? so why talk lets see you fix the problems

ghanaians dont want to hear from you are you or are you not the minister of energy? so why talk lets see you fix the problems
Nii Kootse. 12 years ago

Chief why not ask the directors at the Power Company to come out to tell us what is happening.
Electricity generation and marketing is are subjects not all can understand. So only the producers can tell us their problems

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Chief why not ask the directors at the Power Company to come out to tell us what is happening.
Electricity generation and marketing is are subjects not all can understand. So only the producers can tell us their problems

Else it is all "excuses" again when you the minister comes to tell us something
Kee 12 years ago

and nothing is done at the end.

and nothing is done at the end.
JAMES Y 12 years ago

Now, we have a minister who is prepared to telling the truth. It is a bold acknowledgement. Hopefully, the problem will be solved by the Mahama government.

Now, we have a minister who is prepared to telling the truth. It is a bold acknowledgement. Hopefully, the problem will be solved by the Mahama government.
JH New York 12 years ago

The basic truths is that politicians are liars.So the actual word befitting them is "politrickcians"especially most of the African brand/type or category.
Anyway,thanks Hon for being honest to yourself.

The basic truths is that politicians are liars.So the actual word befitting them is "politrickcians"especially most of the African brand/type or category.
Anyway,thanks Hon for being honest to yourself.

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