Ghana's Parliamentary Minority has called for the removal of Energy Minister John Abdulai Jinapor, arguing that ultimate responsibility for the country's power challenges rests with top-level sector leadership. An MP on the Parliamentary Energy Committee contended that recent reshuffles of officials at lower levels, including at GRIDCo and ECG, fail to address the structural and financial difficulties underlying Ghana's intermittent power supply.
28 April 2026 · Joy Online →
Parliament's Minority has called for accountability extending beyond technical officials to the Energy Minister and President following a fire at the Akosombo Hydroelectric Plant that partly disrupted electricity supply. The Minority contends that policy-driven issues such as delays in the Energy Sector Recovery Plan and debts to Independent Power Producers reflect failures at the highest government level, not just technical management.
28 April 2026 · Joy Online →
The Minority in Parliament has criticized the government's suspension of the GRIDCo CEO following a fire at Akosombo that disrupted power transmission, arguing that administrative actions alone do not address the underlying challenges facing Ghana's electricity supply system.
28 April 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's parliamentary Minority is calling for Energy Minister John Jinapor to appear before the full House to account for the power sector's challenges, including generation capacity, transmission constraints, debts to Independent Power Producers, and the Energy Sector Recovery Programme implementation. The Minority argues that press briefings and executive engagements do not fulfil Parliament's constitutional oversight mandate.
28 April 2026 · Joy Online →
A University of Education, Winneba lecturer has criticised the suspension of GRIDCo's CEO following a fire at the Akosombo power control room, arguing that the decision is difficult to justify given that a fire may be a natural occurrence beyond direct control.
28 April 2026 · Joy Online →
The Minority in Parliament accused the government of misleading Ghanaians by describing a nationwide power supply crisis as routine maintenance and transformer upgrades, arguing the situation stems from policy failures and non-execution of the Energy Sector Recovery Programme rather than engineering schedules.
28 April 2026 · Joy Online →
The Member of Parliament for Oforikrom has criticized the directive ordering the GRIDCo CEO to step aside following the Akosombo Power Control Centre fire, describing the move as a "smokescreen" that would not address underlying challenges in Ghana's power sector. He argued the decision was intended to use someone as a scapegoat rather than solve systemic problems.
28 April 2026 · Joy Online →