A Research and Policy Analyst at the Institute for Energy Security (IES), Xatse Derick Emmanuel, has highlighted that historical data indicates former President John Dramani Mahama contributed more to Ghana’s national electricity supply than President Akufo-Addo.

During Mahama's tenure, Mr Emmanuel noted, access to electricity surged by over 17 percent, soaring from 60.5 percent in 2008 to 83.24 percent in 2016.

This indicates an annual increase of nearly 3 percent under Mahama's governance.

Conversely, Emmanuel pointed out that the Akufo-Addo administration managed to augment access to electricity by less than 6 percent, ascending from 83.24 percent in 2016 to 88.84 percent by February 2024. This signifies an annual increase of less than 1 percent.

“When Nana Addo took over from 2017, access to national electricity rose from 83.24% (2016) to 88.84 as at February 2024. Meaning they have added 5.61% in 7 years making 0.8% increase per year.

“Meanwhile, under JM, the NDC took it from 60.5% in 2008 to 83.24% in 2016, an average of 2.8% annual increase by the NDC,” he wrote in a statement.

He added, “Realistically, if we grow at an average 0.8% by Nana Addo, Ghana will achieve universal access to electricity in 14 years (2038)."

Meanwhile, Ghana has recently grappled with intermittent power outages, colloquially termed 'dumsor'. Nonetheless, the Electricity Company of Ghana has rebutted these assertions.