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No cause for alarm, it’s not dumsor – GRIDCo

May 18, 2016 11:10 am Add a Comment

There were power outages in parts of Accra and Kumasi last Monday, giving rise to speculations by some sections of the public that the nation might be returning to the power crisis period, otherwise referred to as dumsor. In Accra, … Read more →

Ministry of Power hints – Dumsor likely to return in 2 weeks

April 8, 2016 2:44 pm Add a Comment

The Ministry of Power has indicated that the country may fall back into another load shedding in the next two weeks. This news comes a few weeks after President John Mahama told Parliament in his state of the nation that his … Read more →

Dumsor disrupts Prez. Mahama’s meeting with fisherfolk in Takoradi

April 6, 2016 6:59 am Add a Comment

President John Dramani Mahama’s meeting with fisherfolk in the Western Region on Tuesday, was disrupted for a few minutes after the auditorium the event was being held experienced a power outage. The event, which forms part of the President’s ‘Accounting … Read more →

Dumsor not over; It could return soon – Analyst

February 25, 2016 9:56 am Add a Comment

Energy Analyst, John Peter Amewu, has predicted that the country could plunge back into the power crisis now referred to as ‘Dumsor’, if government does not take long-term measures to fully address the problems in the power sector. According to … Read more →

ECG systems collapse causes nationwide dumsor

January 21, 2016 9:16 am Add a Comment

Most parts of the country are without electricity after a total systems collapse on Thursday morning according to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). The incident happened around 5:24 am when ECG noticed a systems collapse in Accra. Later it … Read more →

Dumsor will worsen without taxes to pay debt – Haruna Iddrisu

January 6, 2016 10:45 am Add a Comment

Employment and Labour Relations Minister, Haruna Iddrisu, says any attempt to reverse the increased utility tariffs and new taxes will negatively affect government’s ability to fix the energy crisis. According to him, there is an outstanding debt of some 4.5 … Read more →

Ghana is free from ‘dumsor’ forever – Power Ministry announces

December 30, 2015 3:42 pm Add a Comment

Government has announced an official end to the four-year long load shedding exercise which plagued the country. In a statement signed by the head of Public Affairs of the Ministry of Power Kweku Sersah-Johnson, Wednesday, government thanked Ghanaians for their patience during … Read more →

Give me credit for managing ‘dumsor’ – Power Minister

December 26, 2015 6:17 pm Add a Comment

Power Minister, Kwabena Donkor, says he deserves credit for managing the power crisis that has crippled businesses and left many people jobless. In his view, he has done enough to reduce the intensity of the crisis, although there is still … Read more →

Power Minister begs for more time to solve dumsor

December 24, 2015 6:01 pm Add a Comment

The Minister for Power, Dr Kwabena Donkor, was dragged before the Government Assurances Committee of Parliament yesterday to reassure Ghanaians that dumsor (load shedding) would be a thing of the past by the end of this year as he had … Read more →

Ask Mahama when ‘dumsor’ will end not me! – Power Minister

October 15, 2015 6:43 am Add a Comment

To demonstrate his willingness to end the ongoing power crisis a couple of months ago, Minister for Power, Dr. Kwabena Donkor announced to all Ghanaians that he would abdicate his position if the current power crisis does not end by … Read more →