John Abdulai Jinapor, who serves as the Ranking Member on Parliament's Mines and Energy Committee, has expressed concern about the ongoing power issues in the country.

He emphasised that the debts owed to power suppliers are insufficient to justify the current sporadic power outages.

In recent times, Ghanaians have experienced disruptions in power supply following the announcement by the Electricity Company of Ghana about the commencement of repair work.

According to John Jinapor, the outstanding amount owed to the West African Pipeline Company (WAPCo) is not substantial enough to be the cause of load shedding.

"Indeed, if $19 million is a major problem, then we have a serious problem to deal with. If $19 million can lead to this situation, then we have a huge problem as a country because I thought that a country the size of Ghana and given our GDP, $19 million should not lead to a load shedding of about 600 megawatts,” he said, as quoted by myjoyonline.com.

“If the Ministry of Finance mismanages the economy and the cedi depreciates to the level we saw, then the government must be willing and ready to make that payment,” he added.

The government is currently indebted to the West African Pipeline Company (WAPCo) in the amount of $19 million. Deputy Minister of Energy, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, revealed that the government has already cleared $13 million of the owed sum, leaving an outstanding balance of $6 million.

Egyapa Mercer further stated that discussions are underway between the government and WAPCo to formulate a payment schedule for the remaining $6 million.