The Member of Parliament for Ellembelle, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, has emphasized that despite the resolution efforts during former President John Dramani Mahama's tenure, the return of inconsistent power supply, (dumsor), has reemerged under the Akufo-Addo administration.

Mr Buah, who formerly served as Energy Minister, revealed that he has personally cautioned President Mahama to brace for potential dumsor should he assume the presidency again.

He attributed the current energy challenges to what he described as incompetence, mismanagement, and corruption within the present administration.

Mr Buah criticized the government's refusal to provide a timetable for the ongoing load shedding, accusing them of undermining the intelligence and sensitivity of Ghanaians.

According to him, financial constraints have hindered the government's ability to procure sufficient fuel for certain thermal plants, exacerbating the generation issues.

Speaking on Rainbow Radio 92.4 FM, UK, Buah highlighted the investments made by the former president in the energy sector, which he claimed successfully mitigated the crisis prior to the end of Mahama's term.

“This government has not added a single megawatt of power to what it inherited; however, it has mismanaged the energy it inherited and plunged the country into another energy crisis. Former President John Dramani Mahama resolved the energy crisis before leaving office through the number of investments and infrastructure projects he embarked on.

...But this government has destroyed all these gains made in the energy sector. It was not easy to resolve the crisis, but the visionary Mills-Mahama government was focused, and through the several investments made, it was resolved.

"The Mahama administration brought in the Ameri Plant, the Karpowership, and others as part of the efforts to resolve the crisis, but today, the current administration has destroyed the gains. Aside from these, the Mahama administration, which faced power crisis head-on, introduced the Energy Sector Levy (ESLA) to address the legacy debts, crippling stakeholders in the value chain, and lobbied the US government for Compact II of the Millennium Challenge Account, $500 million to retool the ECG to reduce commercial losses affecting the company’s operations," he stated.

He emphasized that the current administration has failed to add any significant power capacity inherited from its predecessor, while also alleging the mismanagement of existing resources.

Mr Buah credited the Mills-Mahama government's focused approach and various investments for resolving the energy crisis before the end of their tenure.

Furthermore, he lauded Mahama's administration for introducing key initiatives such as the Ameri Plant and the Karpowership, as well as securing funding like the Energy Sector Levy (ESLA) and the Compact II of the Millennium Challenge Account from the US government.

Mr Buah expressed confidence that a future NDC government, led by Mahama, would effectively address the energy crisis based on his extensive experience in handling such challenges.