Host of Metro TV's "Good Morning Ghana," Dr. Randy Abbey, has issued a caution about a potential power sector crisis if the government does not promptly address the substantial debt burdening the industry.

Dr. Randy Abbey's warning centers on the government's focus on supplying electricity to the people while neglecting to tackle the escalating costs associated with power generation.

He expresses concern that if the power sector debt continues to grow at its current rate, it could eventually spiral out of control, leading to an unprecedented crisis.

Drawing parallels between the government's handling of the economic crisis and the looming power crisis, Dr. Randy Abbey notes that rather than acknowledging the issue and taking measures to mitigate it, the government has delayed action until the situation becomes untenable.

“If we say that with all the refrain that we’ve kept the lights on, at what cost have we kept the light on? I worried about this because prior to us going to the IMF we had the same refrain about Free SHS, teacher and nursing trainee allowance, we were paying salaries, economy was still going on. The question was at what cost? We didn’t answer that question until it became so debilitating that we had to go to the IMF in the situation that we went through. We had to declare ourselves bankrupt.

“Same with this energy crisis, we are currently at $ 3 billion debt. We don’t have the money to pay but the companies keep producing and we keep increasing this debt. We are told that it makes sense for the companies to produce for us to owe than for them to shut down but is it sustainable?

“At certain point in time, they will have no choice than to stop. Are we waiting for the time to realize that despite having the lights on, if we don’t deal with this issue we could have a situation where what we could get into will be worse than ever?, he said.

Dr. Abbey has expressed his concerns on his show on several occasions. These concerns stem from the nationwide power outages that occurred on Thursday, October 26, and Friday, October 27.

Major power outages occurred in most of the nation; the GRIDCO blamed the low gas supply from WAPCO for the outages.

“This will affect power supply to consumers in some parts of the country. The inconvenience caused is deeply regretted,” the statement added.

Recently, there have been worries about unannounced outages, or dumsor as they are called locally.

Even though the outage was announced, there was no timeline detailing the affected areas or the estimated time frame for the return of regular supply.