President John Dramani Mahama says the recent power outages being experienced in parts of the country are not a return to “dumsor,” but part of efforts to improve electricity supply.
Speaking during an inspection of newly acquired transformers for the Northern Electricity Distribution Company, the President explained that government has procured 2,500 transformers to replace ageing ones nationwide.
He assured Ghanaians, “The outages you are facing are not dumsor… it is to enable you to get better quality and stable power.”
President Mahama attributed the situation to growing population and expanding communities, which have placed pressure on old infrastructure. He cited an example in Nungua, noting, “You can imagine that the transformer was installed 22 years ago… the community has expanded beyond the capacity of the transformer; that’s why you have the lights being very unstable.”
He added that for years, there had been no large-scale replacement of transformers, stressing the need for continuous upgrades to meet rising demand.
The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, also indicated that installation of the new transformers has begun across the country.
According to him, “Across the NEDCo operational area, we are installing high-capacity transformers to reduce outages… and ensure overall stability in the supply of power.”
He further appealed to the public for patience, assuring that residents will be notified ahead of any planned outages.
“When there are outages, please bear with us — it’s for the good of it,” he said.
Government says the first phase of the exercise will last three months, with further upgrades planned over the next year to ensure a stable and reliable power supply nationwide.
