Richard Gyan-Mensah, Deputy Energy and Green Transition Minister-Designate, has allayed fears of a nationwide power outage crisis, commonly known as ‘dumsor.’
During his appearance before Parliament’s Appointments Committee on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, Gyan-Mensah acknowledged localized power interruptions but emphasized that these do not signify a return to the widespread outages experienced in the past.
“I want to assure my brother that ‘dumsor’ is not back,” Gyan-Mensah stated.
“We all experienced the period of dumsor, and we know what we went through in terms of even the time when the light goes off. There were schedules and all those things.”
Gyan-Mensah attributed the current power outages to maintenance work on various power plants, assuring that these would be resolved once the work is completed.
He noted that while there have been instances of power outages in some areas, these are not indicative of a widespread crisis.
“What we see now, I can’t deny the fact that there have been some pockets of lights going off in some areas. But that is not something that can be described as ‘dumsor,'” he said.
The Deputy Minister-Designate reaffirmed the government’s commitment to preventing the return of ‘dumsor,’ which had previously plagued the country with recurring power outages.