Ghana's energy minister presented government efforts to stabilise the power sector over fifteen months, citing a generation deficit of over 700 megawatts inherited in December 2024, alongside reforms in generation, transmission, and distribution. The statement addressed power challenges following an Akosombo substation fire, highlighting improved fuel supply, gas payments, and revenue collection improvements.
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The Minister for Energy and Green Transition outlined government interventions in the power sector over the past 15 months, attributing recent electricity disruptions to technical challenges at Akosombo Substation while assuring restoration efforts. He noted that when the current administration took office in December 2024, the sector faced a generation deficit of over 700 megawatts, which coordinated reforms across generation, transmission, and distribution—including improved payments to Independent Power Producers and stabilised fuel supply—have since helped address.
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Energy Minister John Abdulai Jinapor announced that two generating units at Akosombo have been restored to operation ahead of schedule following a devastating substation fire that had crippled power evacuation from Ghana's largest hydro plant. The restoration is expected to ease supply deficits that caused widespread outages across Ashanti, Central, and Tema regions over the previous 48 hours, with technical teams working to restore a third unit.
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Former Greater Accra Regional Minister Titus Glover has criticized Energy Minister John Abdulai Jinapor's directive asking GRIDCo CEO Mark Awuah Baah to step aside, calling it a "knee-jerk reaction" while investigations into the Akosombo substation fire remain ongoing. Glover questioned the basis for the decision and argued that from a layman's perspective the fire appeared accidental, stating that action should not be taken "based on gossip and speculation" without evidential proof.
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The Electricity Company of Ghana has urged the public to remain calm over recent power supply fluctuations and says it is premature to introduce a load-shedding timetable. The company attributes recent intermittent electricity to repair works following a fire incident at the Akosombo substation, with engineers making steady progress in restoring the transmission network.
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A fire at Ghana Grid Company's Akosombo substation caused widespread power outages by damaging the control room and other critical infrastructure. The Energy Ministry says engineers are implementing a temporary bypass system to restore supply within the week, while permanent reconstruction will take months.
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The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission has stated there is no need for a formal load-shedding timetable despite recent power outages, with the acting executive secretary attributing interruptions to technical challenges and system upgrades rather than generation shortages. He maintains electricity supply will stabilise soon and that the situation does not amount to "dumsor" or warrant rationing measures.
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The Ministry of Energy confirmed that Akosombo Dam has been completely shut down following a fire at the Ghana Grid Company substation in Akosombo on Thursday, April 23, which destroyed the switch yard and primary control room, causing widespread power outages nationwide.
27 April 2026 · Joy Online →
The Electricity Company of Ghana is intensifying infrastructure upgrades across Kumasi under its Capital Investment Programme, including a 16-kilometre line reconstruction from Neoplan to Barekese to improve power supply to the Barekese Water Treatment Plant. Managing Director Kwame Kpekpena said the interventions are expected to ease pressure on the city's strained distribution network within six months, attributing current outages to distribution constraints rather than generation shortfalls.
27 April 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
The Electricity Company of Ghana has scheduled a seven-hour planned maintenance in the Western Region on Monday, April 27, affecting dozens of communities. This follows a fire outbreak at GRIDCo's Akosombo substation on Sunday that has reduced power supply to the Central Region.
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