GRIDCo CEO suspended following a fire at the Akosombo substation that disrupted Ghana's power supply.
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… Amid the controversy, the Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, announced in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on April 26, that the CEO of GRIDCo, Mark Awuah Baah has been asked to “step aside” pending investigation into the Akosombo substation fire. …
LUV FACT CHECK: Was the suspended GRIDCo CEO retained from the Akufo-Addo era and did he serve as NPP National Organiser?Joy Online
… The Minister has since directed the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Grid Company, Ing. Mark Awuah Baah, to step aside pending investigations into the matter. …
John Jinapor showing strong leadership on power outages, deserves support – Prof BeyuoJoy Online
… The Minister has since directed the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Grid Company, Ing. Mark Awuah Baah, to step aside pending investigations into the incident. …
Minority’s call for John Jinapor’s resignation is baseless – Steve ManteawJoy Online
… His remarks follow a directive from the Energy and Green Transition Minister asking the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Grid Company Limited, Ing. Mark Awuah Baah, to step aside pending investigations into the fire at the Akosombo Power Control Centre. …
“Buck stops at the top” — Minority calls for Energy Minister’s removal over power challengesJoy Online
… Their comments come in the wake of a directive by the Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, asking the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Grid Company, Ing. Mark Awuah Baah, to step aside pending a full investigation into the fire at the Akosombo Power …
Akosombo fire: “If officials face scrutiny, Energy Minister, President must too” – MinorityJoy Online
… Following the fire that partially affected the power supply in some parts of the country, the Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor, directed the GRIDCo CEO, Ing. Mark Awuah Baah, to step aside pending a full investigation into the incident. …
Power outages: GRIDCo CEO suspension not a solution – Minority MPsJoy Online
… He also raised concerns over recent administrative actions taken in the wake of the GRIDCo incident, including the directive for Chief Executive Mark Awuah Baah to step aside and leadership changes within the transmission company. …
Energy Minister must appear before full Parliament on power crisis — MinorityJoy Online
A lecturer in political marketing at the University of Education, Winneba, Dr Bernard Tutu-Boahene has criticised the decision to suspend the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo), Ing. Mark Awuah Baah, following the recent control room fire at the Akos …
GRIDCo CEO suspension over Akosombo substation fire difficult to justify – Dr Tutu-BoaheneJoy Online
… In response to the incident, the government has taken administrative steps, including directing the Chief Executive of GRIDCo, Mark Awuah Baah, to step aside pending investigations. …
Stop calling it maintenance — Minority tells government to end “semantic deception” over dumsorJoy Online
The Member of Parliament for Oforikrom, Michael Kwasi Aidoo, has criticised the directive ordering the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo), Ing. Mark Awuah Baah, to step aside following the recent fire incident at the Akosombo Power Control Centre. …
Oforikrom MP describes directive for GRIDCo CEO to step aside as ‘smokescreen’ after Akosombo fireThe GRIDCo CEO has been asked to step aside pending investigation into a fire at the Akosombo substation that knocked out an estimated 720 to 1,000 megawatts from Ghana's national grid. The incident has created an immediate deficit of about 1,000 MW, approximately one-fifth of Ghana's average peak demand.
1 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The GRIDCo CEO has been asked to step aside pending investigation into a fire at the Akosombo substation that knocked out an estimated 720 to 1,000 megawatts from Ghana's national grid. The incident has created an immediate deficit of about 1,000 MW, approximately one-fifth of Ghana's average peak demand.
1 May 2026 · Joy Online →
MP Titus Beyuo commended Energy Minister John Abdulai Jinapor for competent handling of power outages following a fire incident at the Akosombo Power Control Centre, urging support rather than criticism despite the Minority's calls for broader accountability.
30 April 2026 · Joy Online →
Dr Steve Manteaw has dismissed calls from Parliament's Minority for Energy Minister John Abdulai Jinapor's resignation following a fire at the Akosombo Power Control Centre, calling them baseless and defending the minister's handling of the subsequent power challenges. The Minority has demanded accountability and broader scrutiny, arguing that responsibility should extend beyond technical officials to include the minister and president.
29 April 2026 · Joy Online →
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 →
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.
27 April 2026 · Joy Online →
Following a fire at the Akosombo Power Control Centre that partly affected power supply, the Minister for Energy and Green Transition ordered the CEO of Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) to step aside pending a full investigation. There has also been a major shake-up in the ECG's Ashanti Region leadership.
26 April 2026 · Joy Online →