Ghana’s economy heads for a collapse

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• Frimpong Manso 10 years ago

  It seems that there is no plan to wean the generation of electricity off fossil fuels. There is free sunlight for hours per day but I haven't heard any plans for large scale solar installations in small communities, to reliev ...
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  It seems that there is no plan to wean the generation of electricity off fossil fuels. There is free sunlight for hours per day but I haven't heard any plans for large scale solar installations in small communities, to relieve the dependency on the national generation facilities like dams and gas plants.
  
  The demand is going to increase daily now that power lines are being extended to rural communities who can never pay fully for the cost of bringing the power to them so this is something which really needs attention. Parliament should consider removing the ECG/VRA monopoly on generating and providing power so small companies can setup localized solar plants and sell to customers.
  
  Dams filled by rivers which do not have their source in snow-capped mountains will always struggle for water.

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• Samuel Eko 10 years ago

  Completely agree with you on the point of renewable energy; in this day and age where it has become quite common in many environmentally-conscientious countries and would be a wise choice in an equatorial country it goes to s ...
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  Completely agree with you on the point of renewable energy; in this day and age where it has become quite common in many environmentally-conscientious countries and would be a wise choice in an equatorial country it goes to show the lack of imagination of our leaders to not employ solar or wind power - both of which could do well. I am no expert on such things but even I can see that place these in the North of Ghana (due to the lack of arable land and easy exposure to the elements) manage it carefully and use it as an opportunity to improve jobs up North and Ghana would do a heck of a lot better with power than it is doing now. Perhaps some of the bods in government can do this by selling a few of their BMWs or Mercedes.

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• JIMI JIMI (J.J.) RAWLINGS 10 years ago

  ANY GHANAIAN WHO VOTED FOR NDC IN 2008 AND 2012 IS A BIG, FAT FOOL. THE P/NDC HAS BEEN IN POLITICAL POWER FOR ABOUT 3/4 OF THE DURATION OF THE 4TH REPUBLIC BUT THEY HAVE NOT ACHIEVED EVEN 1/2 OF THE SUCCESSES NPP OBTAINED IN ...
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  ANY GHANAIAN WHO VOTED FOR NDC IN 2008 AND 2012 IS A BIG, FAT FOOL. THE P/NDC HAS BEEN IN POLITICAL POWER FOR ABOUT 3/4 OF THE DURATION OF THE 4TH REPUBLIC BUT THEY HAVE NOT ACHIEVED EVEN 1/2 OF THE SUCCESSES NPP OBTAINED IN ITS 8 YEARS IN OFFICE. ALL THE IDIOTS WHO VOTED NDC SHOULD SHUT THE FUCK UP AND ENDURE THE 'DUMSOR'. FUCKING MORONS!

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• NICHOLAS 10 years ago

  In not arguing against the sentiments expressed by the author, I will not hesitate in saying that the write-up sounds more of a propaganda carefully woven around the identified problems. If you don't agree with me then check ...
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  In not arguing against the sentiments expressed by the author, I will not hesitate in saying that the write-up sounds more of a propaganda carefully woven around the identified problems. If you don't agree with me then check the background of the writer.
  
  I hope we can all sincerely agree that the crisis facing the energy sector today is not the creation of the Mahama's administration alone but admittedly the neglects of past governments which had made a smaller problem to become a gargantuan one today. With the constant unreliability of the Akosombo Dam and for that matter hydro power, it was wrong for our political leaders at that time to have thought of constructing the Bui Dam. If they had channeled that money into a different source of power,we would not be crying today of a Bui Dam which cannot generate power at the time it is needed most.
  
  The Author knew very well that a lot money is needed to address the problems facing the energy sector which the country does not have. It will definitely take sometime to raise that money so I do not fault the President if in doing that he promises or assures the people of better days ahead.After all, it is not the duty of the President to always paint a bad picture of the country to the people.
  
  I am glad that the Author is aware that Ghanaians are not paying realistic prices for the energy they consume.I hope the author was not in the country when it was with much difficulty that utility prices were slightly increased.
  
  It will in fact, serve us all well if we collectively try to find solution to the current energy crisis instead of sounding alarmists because of our political lineage.

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• Adjabitiase 10 years ago

  Embargo on employment

  Embargo on employment

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• Mankata 10 years ago

  Yea!....that's very true!!......
  
  Bad ppl with adulterous leadership
  
  THE LEADERS ARE NOT WISE YET

  Yea!....that's very true!!......
  
  Bad ppl with adulterous leadership
  
  THE LEADERS ARE NOT WISE YET

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• Gideon 10 years ago

  Looks like you guys have the real intel. There is more to "dumsor" than we think we know. Who can help us?

  Looks like you guys have the real intel. There is more to "dumsor" than we think we know. Who can help us?

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• Joey Boy 10 years ago

  Nicholas, you sound objective and that's why I also want to be as objective in my argument. When President Mahama was campaigning for votes he knew we had problems with the energy sector and even promised to make dumsor a thi ...
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  Nicholas, you sound objective and that's why I also want to be as objective in my argument. When President Mahama was campaigning for votes he knew we had problems with the energy sector and even promised to make dumsor a thing of the past within one year of his administration. We are a little over two years into his term and the dumsor situation is getting worse. Why won't Ghanaians hold this administration responsible for our plight? Do you think that Ghanaians would have voted in Mahama if they had anticipated this situation?

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