Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, a prominent member of Ghana's New Patriotic Party (NPP), has raised concerns about the sudden emergence of erratic power supply, known locally as 'dumsor', just months before the general elections.

Mr Otchere-Darko questioned why the government, which had successfully provided stable electricity for the past seven years, was now facing challenges in the energy sector.

In a Facebook post, Mr. Otchere-Darko remarked, “There is something mysteriously amiss somewhere. You have managed to keep the lights on for 7 years, even during the height of the economic crisis in 2022. Why now? Still scratching my head…”

The power outages have been causing disruptions in various parts of the country, affecting businesses and daily activities. Despite these challenges, the government has maintained that there is no need for a timetable to assist people in planning their daily routines.

Meanwhile, the National Youth Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), George Opare Addo Esq., also known as Pablo, has condemned the government for failing to pay the Independent Power Producers (IPPs) what it owes them.

He believes the current erratic power supply is due to debt owed IPPs and not faulty distribution transformers.

“You’re shedding load because you’ve incompetently mismanaged the energy sector yet you wouldn’t take responsibility and fix things. Pay the IPP’s, it’s not faulty distribution transformers!”

The power sector is likely to experience an exacerbated debt of about $1.8 billion to the Independent Power Producers by 2024, the Chamber of Independent Power Generators has disclosed.