Member of Parliament for the Tema West constituency, Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah, has voiced concern about the prolonged power crisis that has affected Ghana in recent months. Ahenkorah noted that the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) had successfully maintained a stable power supply for over seven years. However, he expressed dismay over the recent resurgence of power outages, describing the situation as disturbing.

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Speaking on United Television’s (UTV) 'Adekye Nsroma' on the energy crisis being faced by the country, the legislator said, "I’m really hurt. I’m really hurt in the sense that we’ve been in government for seven and a half years, yet we never had any issues with our energy sector.

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How can we be facing these challenges six months before elections?" Carlos Ahenkorah expressed satisfaction with the actions taken by the Mines and Energy Committee of Parliament to investigate the challenges facing stakeholders in the energy sector. However, he expressed disappointment with the outcome of the meeting, stating that it should have provided clarity on the specific issues plaguing the energy sector to all Ghanaians.

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He said, "The chairman for the energy committee has done well in convening the energy sector stakeholders' engagement meeting. But unfortunately, the story does not give us that joy. The reason why I’m saying this is that the outcome of the meeting did not tell us whether the problem is a production problem, distribution problem, or funding problem.

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"I was expecting them to come out with a communiqué telling us exactly what is happening and what could be the cause of the challenges we are facing in the energy sector. "Whatever it is, I am worried and hurt because we have been able to keep the light on for seven years. Why are some people trying to expose us to the National Democratic Congress?" Carlos Ahenkorah quizzed.

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He further added that "it is as if someone does not want Bawumia to be president.

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I don’t care to know if it is a sabotage or not, but my worry is why will we keep the lights on for seven years and only to be faced with this six months to the elections?" He questioned the rationale behind what could be the possible reason for the erratic power outages, adding, "Why will anyone want to do this? If it is monetary, let’s get plans to solve these challenges. We should not give the NDC the chance to castigate us.

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" He further suggested that the Ministry of Finance should collaborate with the Ministry of Energy to find a lasting solution to the recurring power outages that have plagued the country year after year. "In all fairness, let your people understand that if we want NPP to win the 2024 election, if we want Bawumia to win the elections, then we don’t have to give NDC the chance to equalise," he added.

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