Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, says Ghana’s power sector is showing significant signs of stability following months of targeted reforms, infrastructure upgrades, and decisive leadership.
Addressing the media on Wednesday as part of the Government Accountability Series, the Minister declared that the era of persistent and erratic power outages — commonly referred to as “dumsor” — is being steadily brought under control.
“Ladies and gentlemen of the press, we can confidently say that Ghana’s energy sector is indeed showing signs of stabilization and improvement,” Jinapor stated. “We are now experiencing a reliable, uninterruptible supply of power, thanks to our ongoing reforms and aggressive efforts to address both technical and financial challenges.”
He cited the successful execution of a major maintenance operation over the past weekend — which included an upgrade of the E&I gas facility — as proof of the sector’s resilience. The upgrade, which many feared would lead to nationwide blackouts, was completed without switching off even a single megawatt of power.
“Some people even went to town and dubbed that Sunday ‘National Doomsday.’ But through collaborative work with our technical teams and stakeholders, we pulled it off without a single outage,” Jinapor emphasized.
As part of measures to reduce unplanned power cuts, the Ministry launched a comprehensive nationwide program that involved patrolling overhead lines, identifying faulty transformers, and removing encroachments such as vegetation and illegal structures interfering with distribution lines.
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), under the leadership of Ing. Kweku Agyeman-Budu, was commended for its proactive response. The company has deployed four dedicated response teams in Accra alone, working around the clock to fix faults promptly.
Additionally, ECG has procured 200 new critical transformers to boost the distribution network — a move the Minister said has directly contributed to the improved power reliability now being experienced across the country.
Jinapor also highlighted improved fiscal discipline within the sector. He revealed that expenditure on procurement in 2025 has been slashed by 30–40% compared to last year, yet better results are being achieved due to strict adherence to procurement standards.
The Minister reiterated that 202 underperforming supply contracts — estimated at GH¢227 million — have been terminated by the ECG board to ensure value for money and eliminate inefficiencies.
“These reforms are not only restoring stability to the grid but also ensuring that the benefits trickle down to the ordinary Ghanaian,” he said. “We are determined to consolidate these gains and make power cuts a thing of the past.”
Listen to John Jinapor in the attached audio clip below:
