Ghana’s Energy and Green Transition Minister, John Jinapor, has dismissed calls for a load-shedding timetable, stating that the country’s recent power outages are not a result of systematic load shedding.
Speaking to journalists in Accra, Minister Jinapor emphasized that Ghana has sufficient power supply and is currently exporting electricity to neighboring countries.
“We’re not shedding load, and therefore, the demand for a load-shedding timetable is unnecessary,” Minister Jinapor said. “When you’re not shedding load, there’s no need to publish a timetable.”
The Minister attributed the intermittent power outages to technical challenges, assuring that efforts are underway to restore a stable and reliable power supply nationwide.
The Minority in Parliament had earlier called for the publication of a load-shedding timetable to help businesses and individuals plan their activities.
However, Minister Jinapor’s statement appears to have ruled out that possibility, citing Ghana’s sufficient power supply and ongoing exports of approximately 300 megawatts of electricity to countries such as Benin and Burkina Faso.