New Power Minister talks tough on 'dumsor'

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The mask 10 years ago

With just a month left for us to achieve the United Nations Millenium Development Goals there is growing irritation amongst concerned citizens and stakeholders on the lack of information from the President and the MPs (repres ...
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With just a month left for us to achieve the United Nations Millenium Development Goals there is growing irritation amongst concerned citizens and stakeholders on the lack of information from the President and the MPs (representatives) on how we have fared so far.

The government must provide the needed information as soon as possible.
MANTSE 10 years ago

If This Minister would walk the talk as I suspect he would, he must be the GAME CHANGER who would make things Happen Improve the Quality of life for the Average Ghanaian where Power Availability is concerned.

WALK the TALK ...
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If This Minister would walk the talk as I suspect he would, he must be the GAME CHANGER who would make things Happen Improve the Quality of life for the Average Ghanaian where Power Availability is concerned.

WALK the TALK Mr. Minister and we will be with you ALL the way.
MARCUS AMPADU 10 years ago

As I see it, the new Power Minister is just passing the buck, instead of laying out his plan for solving this embarrassing dumsor dumsor.

He was mandated by the President to end our energy crisis asap, rather he goes to th ...
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As I see it, the new Power Minister is just passing the buck, instead of laying out his plan for solving this embarrassing dumsor dumsor.

He was mandated by the President to end our energy crisis asap, rather he goes to the power producers to meet a specific deadline.

I would have liked to see Dr. Kwabena Donkor's plan of using the various energy mix - from renewable sources to clean coal - to solve the energy crisis the nation is currently
experiencing.
PRINCE KWASI ADADE (OFIE) 10 years ago

Ivor Greenstreet said directly to President John Mahama and Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur that: “You don’t care”.

“Nobody is feeling your better Ghana”, Greenstreet shouted when he delivered his party’s s ...
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Ivor Greenstreet said directly to President John Mahama and Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur that: “You don’t care”.

“Nobody is feeling your better Ghana”, Greenstreet shouted when he delivered his party’s solidarity message to the NDC at the congress at the Baba Yara Stadium in the Ashanti regional Captial, Kumasi – stronghold of the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP).

In the full glare of the President, Vice President, former President Jerry Rawlings, and thousands of leaders and supporters of the NDC, a defiant Greenstreet said: “…Currently nobody, I mean nobody is feeling your better Ghana.”

“Continuous ‘dumsor dumsor,’ corruption from top to bottom, left right inside out, and all the challenges you are facing [are] suffocating the Ghanaian people.”

He added: “We would have thought that perhaps you may have used an occasion like this to discuss policies, programmes and solutions to all the difficulties we are facing as a nation, but no, you chose today to share your Christmas gifts with each other.”

“Ghanaians are not happy at all. This ‘bronya’ is dry. Too too dry,” he told the President, adding: “The most painful thing of all is that you don’t care.”

“NDC continue, we are watching you, Ghana is watching you, do what you want to do, we also know what we’ll come and do…make sure you’ll elect executives who will be able to steer your parties affairs when you are in opposition. Boys abr3.”

The wheelchair-bound Politicians has been called names and criticised by leaders and supporters of the NDC after his bluntness. While Majority Leader Alban Bagbin has said he believed Greenstreet was possessed by some demons, which caused him to be “so emotional”, presidential staffer Sam George wrote on his Facebook wall that: “Ivor Greenstreet apparently needs elevation to see the Better Ghana.”

However, Nkrumah said Greenstreet’s message was crafted by the CPP to capture the mood and mind of the entire country.
OLD SOLDIER 10 years ago

Author:-Joe...
Thank you, Mr. Greenstreet, you spoke what is in the heart of Ghanaians. Everyone in this world knows NDC hates the truth and would like to hear lies because they are liers. If NDC is really truthful to thems ...
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Author:-Joe...
Thank you, Mr. Greenstreet, you spoke what is in the heart of Ghanaians. Everyone in this world knows NDC hates the truth and would like to hear lies because they are liers. If NDC is really truthful to themselves they will know he spoke the truth and if you ask Ghanaians, I am sure 80% of the people will agree with him. Let N D C come back to their senses and accept the truth and that wopill save this nation.
GBEWAA 10 years ago

"He warned that if the country did not resolve the power crisis within the next six months, he would authorise all power generators at the various VRA bungalows and chief executive officers residence, as well as his own resid ...
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"He warned that if the country did not resolve the power crisis within the next six months, he would authorise all power generators at the various VRA bungalows and chief executive officers residence, as well as his own residence, to be disconnected so they would feel the pinch of having to sleep in darkness as being experienced by ordinary Ghanaians".

WHY DID'NT HE DO THIS IMMEDIATELY THE PROBLEM STARTED AFTER HIS APPOINTMENT.

HE LIVES IN GHANA SO HE KNOWS ORDINARY GHAANAIANS ARE NOT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.

THESE UTILITIES BOSSES, INCLUDING "PRESIDENT" MAHAMA AND MANY OTHERS, GET ALL THESE UTIILITIES SUPPLIED TO THEIR FREE GOVERNMENT RESIDENCES FOR FREE.

THOSE WHO PRE-PAY ARE RATHER EXPOSED TO THIS "DUMSOR" NONSENSE.

THOSE WHO GET UTILITIES SUPPLIED FREE TO THEIR FREE GOVERNMENT RESIDENCES ALWAYS GET 24/7 UNINTERRUPTED SUPPLY, SO WHY WOULD THEY FEEL THE PINCH?

GOD IS WATCHING!

ONE DAY, GHANAIANS WILL RISE UP AGAINST THEIR FUCKING LEADERSHIP!
OLD SOLDIER 10 years ago

Author:-GURUNDA...
Ghanaians must desist from "worshipping" presidents and begin to hold presidents and leaders accountable. Bravo Greenstreet for showing Ghanaians the right way. Why bow to presidents when they are stealin ...
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Author:-GURUNDA...
Ghanaians must desist from "worshipping" presidents and begin to hold presidents and leaders accountable. Bravo Greenstreet for showing Ghanaians the right way. Why bow to presidents when they are stealing millions of dollars of tax payer's money. The NDC people are enjoying while the people are suffering. Is this the better Ghana agenda. Thank you Greenstreet and more grease. May the Lord protect you
MARCUS AMPADU 10 years ago

"The wheelchair- bound Politician" is a discriminatory phrase describing Mr. Ivor Greenstreet, a disabled Ghanaian, and that, Mr. Adade is very insensitive.
Learn to be sensitive Ofienipah.

"The wheelchair- bound Politician" is a discriminatory phrase describing Mr. Ivor Greenstreet, a disabled Ghanaian, and that, Mr. Adade is very insensitive.
Learn to be sensitive Ofienipah.
OLD SOLDIER 10 years ago

AUTHOR:- KOFI ************ hehehehehehee ahahahahahahaaa....ndc filled our governance system with nobodies and non achievers like ablakwah okudzeto the judgement debt negotiator who asked ghana to pay 1.5 billion dollars to a ...
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AUTHOR:- KOFI ************ hehehehehehee ahahahahahahaaa....ndc filled our governance system with nobodies and non achievers like ablakwah okudzeto the judgement debt negotiator who asked ghana to pay 1.5 billion dollars to africa auto ltd whilst his people in volta region suffer very disgraceful excruciating poverty.....then felix ofosu kwakye the vuvuzel...the hannah bissiw the braggart and then pig-faced sam george....etc etc.....THESE ARE ALL SMALL KIDS WITHOUT ANY ACHIEVEMENT YET ARE IN GOVT DIRECTING GHANA AND PUSHING US INTO THE ABYSS......ADULTS AMONG THEM LIKE BETTY MOULD AND BARTON ODRO AND ALL THEIR LAWYERS ARE ALSO HIGH CLASS CRIMINALS WHO USED FAKE JDEBTS, GYEEDA, SADA SUBAH ETC TO DESTROY US ALL.....
Djakpani Zoro 10 years ago

This is the key to your success Mr. Minister.

This is the key to your success Mr. Minister.

Aikins 10 years ago

Tell mahama to buy crude oil to power our plants and stop the nonsense Mr man.

Tell mahama to buy crude oil to power our plants and stop the nonsense Mr man.
Neutral Zone 10 years ago

Keeps challenging instead of putting together a strategy to solves the problem. What makes him think he can take away people's generator. What country does he think he's in.

Keeps challenging instead of putting together a strategy to solves the problem. What makes him think he can take away people's generator. What country does he think he's in.
Adjei Koti 10 years ago

Another green academic person. From the way he talks, one can see he does not understand the problem. He talks as it the power is there and the dumsor is a performance issue.

Dumsor is an issue of lack of capacity. If I ...
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Another green academic person. From the way he talks, one can see he does not understand the problem. He talks as it the power is there and the dumsor is a performance issue.

Dumsor is an issue of lack of capacity. If I were him, I will hit the road to look for investors to come to build more power plants.

He should not forget however that no investor will come to put millions of dollars into a power plant with the kind of tariff we have in place.
He needs to work on Ghanaians and synthesize them on paying the right tariff.

Mr President you should have picked somebody who is already in the power system and understands the problems and who has the capacity and access to power investors.
GHBoy 10 years ago

so the same folks are still there doing the same thing what they know and do best, but its only a name change! a decorated monkey will forever remains a monkey, period!

so the same folks are still there doing the same thing what they know and do best, but its only a name change! a decorated monkey will forever remains a monkey, period!
Djakpani Zoro 10 years ago

Then and ONLY then we would take you serious!

Then and ONLY then we would take you serious!
Onipa Bone 10 years ago

Mouth!!!!!!!!!!

Mouth!!!!!!!!!!
Hmm 10 years ago

Why do you give a six month ultimatum? Disconnect all of them now and they will sit up.

Why do you give a six month ultimatum? Disconnect all of them now and they will sit up.
Asempa 10 years ago

Solve this problem so we Ghanaians will have hope we have what it takes to develop. Nice pep talk. Please follow up with action.

Solve this problem so we Ghanaians will have hope we have what it takes to develop. Nice pep talk. Please follow up with action.
Kwadwo 10 years ago

Buy the fuel to power the plants and there will be power. Stop this empty shit talk.

Buy the fuel to power the plants and there will be power. Stop this empty shit talk.
NANA YAW 10 years ago

Dr. Kwabena Donkor is embarrassed by "the frequent power outages 'dumsor' the country is experiencing", it is incorrect to say the Power Minister is embarrassed of the frequent power outages. By and Of in their usages do send ...
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Dr. Kwabena Donkor is embarrassed by "the frequent power outages 'dumsor' the country is experiencing", it is incorrect to say the Power Minister is embarrassed of the frequent power outages. By and Of in their usages do send the wrong messages.

Our journalists must learn their English well. There is no excuse for this kind of error.

Justice writes from Bronx, New York 10 years ago

It's easier said than DONE, where's Hon. Haruna Iddrisu ? Is he not in Ghana nowadays ? He was bragging in Parliament that future NDC will end the energy crises b'cos,Npp Gov't was clueless. He promised Ghanians that during t ...
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It's easier said than DONE, where's Hon. Haruna Iddrisu ? Is he not in Ghana nowadays ? He was bragging in Parliament that future NDC will end the energy crises b'cos,Npp Gov't was clueless. He promised Ghanians that during their time, Adum Adum dum no begyae. It's now even worse that the previous one. Shame on YOU.
Agya Yaw 10 years ago

Propaganda minister tell your boss to stop the loot and share business the election year is around the corner that is where the steal the money for their campaign I heard that the propaganda office is no more in the NDC so wh ...
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Propaganda minister tell your boss to stop the loot and share business the election year is around the corner that is where the steal the money for their campaign I heard that the propaganda office is no more in the NDC so why are you being so stupid to come out with this nkwasiasem
Asempa 10 years ago

The NDC propaganda office has a new name now, not gone. It has the same people and agenda.

The NDC propaganda office has a new name now, not gone. It has the same people and agenda.
Pelicles 10 years ago

Isn't this statement a mere rhetoric or simply put a status quo? What we need is someone with a new idea as to how to generate more power to augment the existing ones.

Ghana is a tropical country where the sun shine all y ...
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Isn't this statement a mere rhetoric or simply put a status quo? What we need is someone with a new idea as to how to generate more power to augment the existing ones.

Ghana is a tropical country where the sun shine all year round meaning the sun can he harnessed to generate power. A country like Ethiopia now leads in wind power in Africa and why can't we do likewise or something else? What our leaders know best is to siphon money into their campaign coffers just to win election then tell us how foolish we are to vote them into power.
Nii Lante Okunka 10 years ago

Couldn't agree with you more,my fellow countryman,Pelicles.These so called Doctors are simply clueless.Burning coal is one of the most unhealthiest ways to generate power.Just look how the Chinese are doing polluting their ...
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Couldn't agree with you more,my fellow countryman,Pelicles.These so called Doctors are simply clueless.Burning coal is one of the most unhealthiest ways to generate power.Just look how the Chinese are doing polluting their environment.It might be cheaper,but eventually,our citizens would pay with their clogged lungs!!!!!.
The Doctor should pursue the obvious i.e SOLAR.It might be expensive for now but with research and developmental funding,our nation can reduce cost and benefit tremendously
in the long run.Those empty threats are the silliest way to approach the resolution of our power problems.Please stop looking for easy solutions and seek commonsense methodologies.Our power problems can be overcome not through the creation of new bureaucracies but with the employment of commonsense devoid of looking for shortcuts.These Doctors are sellouts who lack foresight.And we depend on them so much.No wonder we still have dumsor!dumsor!!dumsor!!!.
Pontius Pilate 10 years ago

this is a complete sign of failure. from the word go this minister has demonstrated he is going to be a waste of space and time.

the prez appoints you and charges you to accomplish a task. you visit your lieutenants and eq ...
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this is a complete sign of failure. from the word go this minister has demonstrated he is going to be a waste of space and time.

the prez appoints you and charges you to accomplish a task. you visit your lieutenants and equally charges them to accomplish the task amidst threat. if that is all there is to it that is passing on the message then I believe everyone else can do it.

I'm no prophet of doom but I can bet my last pesewa this man has nothing to offer.
mohammed 10 years ago

May be encourage the use of solar energy by giving subsidy to companies and individuals who bring in solar and other green energy into the country. no tax on their equipment and very little subsidies to those who imbibe them ...
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May be encourage the use of solar energy by giving subsidy to companies and individuals who bring in solar and other green energy into the country. no tax on their equipment and very little subsidies to those who imbibe them in to the energy system so that more is left to accommodate future expansion.
Frank Agyena-Karikari 10 years ago

How many times have we not suggested this and wind energy but "yentie obiara na ye nea wo ho beto wo."

How many times have we not suggested this and wind energy but "yentie obiara na ye nea wo ho beto wo."
princewilly@ymail.com 10 years ago

A woman takes a lover during the day, while her husband is at work.

One day, her 9-year-old son hides in the closet during one of her romps. Her husband comes home unexpectedly, so she hides the lover in the closet.

The ...
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A woman takes a lover during the day, while her husband is at work.

One day, her 9-year-old son hides in the closet during one of her romps. Her husband comes home unexpectedly, so she hides the lover in the closet.

The little boy says, "It's dark in here."
The man whispers, "Yes, it is."
Boy - "I have a football{soccer ball]."
Man - "That's nice."
Boy - "Want to buy it?"
Man - "No, thanks."
Boy - "My dad's outside."
Man - "OK, how much?"
Boy - "250 Cedis."

In the next few weeks, it happens again that the boy and the mom's lover end up in the closet together.

Boy - "It's dark in here."
Man - "Yes, it is."
Boy - "I have a football glove{soccer glove}."
Man - Remembering last time, asks, "How much?"
Boy - "750 Cedis."
Man - "Fine."

A few days later, the father says to the boy, "Grab your ball and glove. Let's go outside and toss the soccer ball."

The boy says, "I can't. I sold them."

The father asks, "How much did you sell them for?"
The son says "1,000 c
Cedis."

The father says, "It's terrible to overcharge your friends like that. That's way more than those two things cost. I'm going to take you to church and make you confess."

They go to the church and the father makes the little boy sit in the confession booth and he closes the door.

The boy says, "It's dark in here Dumsor,Dumsor."
The priest says, "Don't start that bull shit again!"
chief 10 years ago

Does he knows what he's talking about...Does he knows how long it takes to install and test new simple cycle thermal generators even if we have already ordered them. He's just blowing hot air...
And he's talking about coal p ...
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Does he knows what he's talking about...Does he knows how long it takes to install and test new simple cycle thermal generators even if we have already ordered them. He's just blowing hot air...
And he's talking about coal plants, Minister, note we do not have coal in Ghana, if you cannot import gas to power the plants that you already have, what shows that you can construct coal fired generators and import coal from South Africa...stop living in the dreamland, Mr. Minister. For once, be serious!!!

KING LOMOTEY 10 years ago

Is this man aware of the health effects of emissions from carbon dioxide released by burning coal?

Is this man aware of the health effects of emissions from carbon dioxide released by burning coal?
STONER KOBYLYNTON 10 years ago

King, this man do not know what he is talking about for him to think about coal energy in this 21st century when many countries are looking for other clean alternatives like Solar and Wind Power. Now you can see what a useles ...
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King, this man do not know what he is talking about for him to think about coal energy in this 21st century when many countries are looking for other clean alternatives like Solar and Wind Power. Now you can see what a useless person Mahama has hired to solve this little problem. They just go and get their useless Degrees and do not come with any vision than this nonsense.

Six months from now is not far and this visionless individual will come again with another excuse like his employer (Mahama) who is worse than shit. Many solutions are there to bring this 'dumsor' under complete control if the government will seal the hole of looting which is right at its doorstep and use our money wisely. Along our coastal belt dwellers will be good for wind power whilst most part of the country especially the northern sector will be good for solar power which will take non-commercial consumers from the national grid and save it for city dwellers and commercial users.
MARCUS AMPADU 10 years ago

From Axim through Ada and Adina right up to Aflao offshore wind turbines should litter our littoral to make a difference in our energy mix.

Necessity is the mother of invention, so Dr. Donkor get innovative.

From Axim through Ada and Adina right up to Aflao offshore wind turbines should litter our littoral to make a difference in our energy mix.

Necessity is the mother of invention, so Dr. Donkor get innovative.
Paao 10 years ago

What is your plan and time table so that we can all follow and monitor, it will just be another cheap political talk

What is your plan and time table so that we can all follow and monitor, it will just be another cheap political talk
Nana Adwoa New York City 10 years ago

Doc a lot of rot goes on because the blackman is not challeged beyond the ordinarily it is a time to As you have indicated benchmark and set target for these personnell.Sometimes living far off I feel hugely ashamed when th ...
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Doc a lot of rot goes on because the blackman is not challeged beyond the ordinarily it is a time to As you have indicated benchmark and set target for these personnell.Sometimes living far off I feel hugely ashamed when these Goverment communicators run down practically every poor Ghanaian who dare bring to the fore what masses are going through sometimes they are lenient enough to go the blame game tangent or outright untenable excuses.So my question when I read some of their embarassing statement is are there extra ordinary people on this planet earth?my answer is no because those we see especially the whites who we adore and come begging for funds on daily basis are ordinarily people like us who are succeeding and doing the extraordinarily things because they see things differently .but our leaders and their cohorts believe they must live on the largesse of the poor and the vulnerable in the society rather than providing leadeship and pragmatic solution By bringing on bosrd competent persons who has the track record to deliver no....Toddlers who believe the only way to succeed is to praise sing insult and be sycophantic and fanatical to their bosses Nd they are all over radio stations in Ghana insulting the intelligence of Ghanaians.Where else but in Ghana that Goverment officials are paid to spend hours on end not providing any intelligent discourse but propaganda propaganda. the confidence level of this Goverment is all time low and even my grandma in the village seem not to trust officia ldom any longer.Yes Goverment is not a father christmas yet it bevoes on any serious minded goverment to provide the social and economic infrastructure and a robust leadership with vision to turn a hopeless situation to succesful end.
If the electorate were bold enough to withdraw all privelages as Doc youre saying it will challenge them to think and do serious thinking for I know Ghanaians dont lack the high level human capital to do the impossible.Which kid will take a Dad serioius if you eat fried rice and ask us to fast?
Doc from what you said let me end for you from Hebei North University in Zhangjiakou China dictum let us do the impossible...
Ibn Batuta 10 years ago

I like his urgency and forward looking ideas. I hope it is not a flash in the pan.

I like his urgency and forward looking ideas. I hope it is not a flash in the pan.
OH YES 10 years ago

The Power Minister has started abdicating his responsibility already and engaging in fanciful rhetoric, and it is becoming embarrassing. It is an embarrassment.
The Power Minister has completely abdicated his responsibility ...
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The Power Minister has started abdicating his responsibility already and engaging in fanciful rhetoric, and it is becoming embarrassing. It is an embarrassment.
The Power Minister has completely abdicated his responsibility and is effectively, calling on the power generators to fix the dumsor, dumsor crisis....lolol after John Mahama promised in 2012 that "chooboi, choooboi, during our second term in office dumsor, dumsor will be a thing of the past".
Inded, what we are witnessing in this dumsor, dumsor saga which the Mahama NDC gov't promised even on the floor of Parliament via one of it's surrogates ie Haruna Iddrisu that " adum dum a dum dum no b3 gya3" is the buck is being passed around from John Mahama to the Energy Ministry and now to the newly created Power Ministry, whose minister is now seen passing the buck subsequently back, to the power producers.
Chooboi, chooboi(apologies to John Mahama) is dumsor, dumsor a thing of the past as promised by John Mahama in the second term of the Mahama NDC gov't?
From what the new Power minister is saying, one can infer on a very logical deduction that, his position on the six-month ultimatum is for the VRA and TICO to go out there, raise the money and address the dumsor, dumsor crisis at all cost.
Fair enough.
The next question that comes to mind and needs to be answered is how the finances of these two power producers are structured and therein lies the fanciful rhetoric, the blowing of hot air and a complete waste of taxpayer resources in the creation of the new ministry.
It would be recalled that, on the issue of the availability of crude to power the twin-cycle plants, VRA and the other power producers have always complained of the lack of crude and the unavailability of funds to purchase the crude? So the question is where is the money to buy the crude? Who collects that money from the power that is generated and distributed by ECG? Why is there no money to buy the crude to power the generators for the production of power???
Clearly the Mahama NDC gov't lacks the capability and the capacity as well as the competence to address the dumsor, dumsor crisis in an intelligent and visionary manner, and the hot air being blown by the new Power Minister, the creation of which in itself smacks of lack of reasoning buttressed by ad hocism, propaganda and lack of focus, clearly defines the conundrum in which the country finds itself with respect to the dumsor, dumsor crisis and generally, the regressed state of the country, a chaotic, incompetent-riddled, corrupt-prone, propagandist approach to governance with no traction and meaningful results.
QUI? 10 years ago

Coal, even the gas koraaa, you can't sort it out, na coal. Who is even looking at coal?
Didn't the Power Minister say he had solar panels in his house generating electricity? He's on the right path starting with his house a ...
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Coal, even the gas koraaa, you can't sort it out, na coal. Who is even looking at coal?
Didn't the Power Minister say he had solar panels in his house generating electricity? He's on the right path starting with his house and he should have a policy from his office to streamline the process in the whole country within targeted and specific measurable timelines.
another thing he could be looking at is, they should split the energy generation in the country into two. The north feeding off of Bui and solar generation and the south feeding off of Akosombo, and the gas and thermal installations with grid synchronization to feed off of each other in terms of generated capacity, during peak hours, whilst looking at further boosting reserve capacity for industry over the long term.
kofi 10 years ago

as am writing this comment, there is no light in my area at cantoment but there is light across the street where the so called good for nothing inward looking self centered ministers and other big men stay.it is soo annoying ...
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as am writing this comment, there is no light in my area at cantoment but there is light across the street where the so called good for nothing inward looking self centered ministers and other big men stay.it is soo annoying as if some people in gh are better than some.this has never happened in the history of gh b4. 24th and 25th lights off?...smh
Chief amankwa 10 years ago

On ..plain talker

On ..plain talker
KOFI 10 years ago

That will be the way to go! Panels can be built in Ghana by polytechnic students

That will be the way to go! Panels can be built in Ghana by polytechnic students
SUHUM SAMAM 10 years ago

Cheap dirty coal will increase the number of people with respiratory diseases, please use renewables.

Cheap dirty coal will increase the number of people with respiratory diseases, please use renewables.
Yaa 10 years ago

This braggart should give us a break

This braggart should give us a break
Hokor Emmanuel 10 years ago

the way this man is talking may be he can do some thing ooooooo but wait a minute he was the chairman of energy commission why didt he translate these ideas into action?.

the way this man is talking may be he can do some thing ooooooo but wait a minute he was the chairman of energy commission why didt he translate these ideas into action?.
Koku Kesedovoo 10 years ago

Shakespeare's quote states it best. "Words fly up and thoughts remain below". You tend to forget that when Rawlings appointed Tsatsu Tsikata to renegotiate the contract between the Ghana Government and Kaiser Aluminum company ...
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Shakespeare's quote states it best. "Words fly up and thoughts remain below". You tend to forget that when Rawlings appointed Tsatsu Tsikata to renegotiate the contract between the Ghana Government and Kaiser Aluminum company, he did not realize that engineers should have represented the Ghana Government with Tsatsu only serving as an advisor. In any manufacturing or engineering establishment, there are times when one needs spare parts, This spare parts can only be purchased from the original manufactures of the items used to construct the original facility. How much funds does the government budgeted to maintain the Dam and facilities needed to supply power? Well thought out plans are always better than directing someone to do something at the barrel of the gun.
kumnipah jnr 10 years ago

well spoken mr.minister and make sure those who does not performed should be kick out because ordinary ghanaian are suffering. less talks more action.

well spoken mr.minister and make sure those who does not performed should be kick out because ordinary ghanaian are suffering. less talks more action.
ofiri jato 10 years ago

this guy is NOT I repeat NOT going to solve anything with that kind of attitude. as the so called Boss he is either supposed to have a plan to solve the problem or bring everybody in as a team and brain storm ideas on solving ...
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this guy is NOT I repeat NOT going to solve anything with that kind of attitude. as the so called Boss he is either supposed to have a plan to solve the problem or bring everybody in as a team and brain storm ideas on solving the problem rather he is threatening them. who will like to work for someone like that? the old ways of bullying people to do things is out the window, its time for Ghana to start taping into the brains of our university and polytechnic students. dictatorship
Nana Bour 10 years ago

If u cn evn sack dos exercutives,pls do well n fire them all. They r all 'PhD' holders.
Jxt one person sacked,those under ECG r now enjoyin

If u cn evn sack dos exercutives,pls do well n fire them all. They r all 'PhD' holders.
Jxt one person sacked,those under ECG r now enjoyin
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Kodjo 10 years ago

At last someone who has the balls to stand up to the TIN gods at VRA, GRIDCO and ECG

At last someone who has the balls to stand up to the TIN gods at VRA, GRIDCO and ECG
GHBoy 10 years ago

"Sometimes I feel ashamed to even put on my generator when there is power outage in my area since I was on Mines and Energy Committee because people around my area might think I don’t care about the power crisis,” he lame ...
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"Sometimes I feel ashamed to even put on my generator when there is power outage in my area since I was on Mines and Energy Committee because people around my area might think I don’t care about the power crisis,” he lamented.
BUT THE MINISTER ENDS UP USING THE GENERATOR & THEY AND THIER SLEEP UNDER AC.
EZEKIEL 10 years ago

This is just POLITICAL NONSENSE TALK,trying to tell us WHY he should be a Minister! Since when didn't you KNOW that it is UN-COMFORTABLE with the frequent power cuts!
What are your OWN PLANS to tackle this menace???????
SIX ...
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This is just POLITICAL NONSENSE TALK,trying to tell us WHY he should be a Minister! Since when didn't you KNOW that it is UN-COMFORTABLE with the frequent power cuts!
What are your OWN PLANS to tackle this menace???????
SIX MONTHS ARE TOO LONG.....let's put it 3 MONTHS..till Easter.
Mr. Okro mouth!
BOY KOFI 10 years ago

If we need 5000 megawatts in 6 months that means 3000 megawatts is the target.Now who is going to fund the project?If we have the human capacity and resources then let's define a strategy.GNPC must give the public the data of ...
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If we need 5000 megawatts in 6 months that means 3000 megawatts is the target.Now who is going to fund the project?If we have the human capacity and resources then let's define a strategy.GNPC must give the public the data of our natural gas reserve.I know we have untapped volume of natural gas that can be used to generate thermal power.Ivory Coast is using natural gas as source of energy and we can do the same.I don't think we can stop dumsur in 6 months but perhaps reduce the impact.The VRA must give information concerning their project.If you ask me to consider the best method then I will say let's use what we have.It's clear that the use of natural gas will save Ghana lot of money.If we construct 4 more thermal plants like Aboadze's Thermal Power Station,dumsur will disappear.Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all.
AKWADAAPAH 10 years ago

Why not the use of solar panels and wind turbines, and biomass ?

Why not the use of solar panels and wind turbines, and biomass ?
GHBoy 10 years ago

well, I got confused when i heard a new english called GENERATION MIX.
what the hell is that, we pay our bills and pay our taxes yet these folks can solve our problems. simply they have no idea and thay are also incompetent.

well, I got confused when i heard a new english called GENERATION MIX.
what the hell is that, we pay our bills and pay our taxes yet these folks can solve our problems. simply they have no idea and thay are also incompetent.
Son Of Man 10 years ago

ACTION PLEASE NOT WORDS.
SICK AND TIRED WITH NOISE.
ACTION PLEASE IF YOU ARE CAN PERFORM.
YOUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED.

ACTION PLEASE NOT WORDS.
SICK AND TIRED WITH NOISE.
ACTION PLEASE IF YOU ARE CAN PERFORM.
YOUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED.
Janet - Tema 10 years ago

Nana, pls stop talking and act. We're in a mess. NDC government is being embarrassed when ever there's dumsor. Precious gas is being flared at Atuabo, what is the solution. Pls bring in solar projects. Mind you VRA and ECG ar ...
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Nana, pls stop talking and act. We're in a mess. NDC government is being embarrassed when ever there's dumsor. Precious gas is being flared at Atuabo, what is the solution. Pls bring in solar projects. Mind you VRA and ECG are against the solar for selfish reasons but it is the way forward. We're behind you Doc so make a difference. Thank you and wish you well with compliments of the season.
Dickson 10 years ago

Dr Kwabena Donkor, take immediate action to take Ghana from this dumsor Situation

Dr Kwabena Donkor, take immediate action to take Ghana from this dumsor Situation
Accra Resident 10 years ago

Ban the sale of generators for domestic use. Privatize the energy sector. Don't be like Nigeria where everybody has a generator and the govt does nothing.

Ban the sale of generators for domestic use. Privatize the energy sector. Don't be like Nigeria where everybody has a generator and the govt does nothing.
BOY KOFI 10 years ago

If we have equipement that can produce extra 3000 megawatts then we have to do it but I don't think so.Thank you.

If we have equipement that can produce extra 3000 megawatts then we have to do it but I don't think so.Thank you.
mr amin 10 years ago

Good idea disconnect all of them to fill the darkness.

Good idea disconnect all of them to fill the darkness.
jt 10 years ago

If this man is able to switch off light as he said , then he should be prepared for something big in politics. Mahama is just going smiling thinking people would tolerate that wick needs no.we need a man who can look scary.

If this man is able to switch off light as he said , then he should be prepared for something big in politics. Mahama is just going smiling thinking people would tolerate that wick needs no.we need a man who can look scary.
Naaba kugri 10 years ago

It shall be the thing of the past as water in adenta is now the thing of the past. God bless our homeland Ghana

It shall be the thing of the past as water in adenta is now the thing of the past. God bless our homeland Ghana
Whatever 10 years ago

The most important minister of the administration came in late. But better late than never. When Kwabena Donkor talks, then I'm full.

The most important minister of the administration came in late. But better late than never. When Kwabena Donkor talks, then I'm full.
papyrito USA 10 years ago

Its about time Ghanaians think very carefully; NDC gonvernment has been in power for over 24years they never think of making sure the energy needs of the country is met. Now that its almost a year for general election in 2016 ...
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Its about time Ghanaians think very carefully; NDC gonvernment has been in power for over 24years they never think of making sure the energy needs of the country is met. Now that its almost a year for general election in 2016 they're talking tough talk about energy. Shame on all of you. God punish all of you for the great harm done to mother Ghana. NDC has forgotten that the development of any economic systems has a number of prerequisites without which growth or improved rate of growth can never be achieved. So now where is the energy minister. aka letter sorter. NDC thinks they can ask any stupid guy who have lived in America to be a minister. NDC Government is sick.

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