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Power Minister blames rain for recent dumsor
Add a CommentDeputy Power minister John Jinapor has attributed the recent erratic power supply in parts of Accra to the rains.According to him, some of the transmitting lines become vulnerable when they are hit by the storm during heavy rains.Parts of Accra … Read more →
Gov’t spent $99m to import pre-paid meters – Power Minister
Add a CommentThe Deputy Minister for Power, John Jinapor has revealed that government has so far spent about 99 million dollars on the importation of pre-paid meters. The said amount, according to the Deputy Minister was spent on procuring about 100,000 meters … Read more →
Give me credit for managing ‘dumsor’ – Power Minister
Add a CommentPower 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
Add a CommentThe 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 →
Power Minister issues statement to deny ‘misleading’ publication on AMERI deal
Add a CommentThe Ministry of Power has denied publications suggesting that the AMERI power deal was signed with a dubious company and at an inflated cost of $510 million. Power Minister, Kwabena Donkor, has issued a statement Monday describing the publication by … Read more →
Revealed: $500m contract signed by Power Minister inflated
Add a CommentGhana’s Minister of Power signed deal with a man from Oslo wanted for fraud and organized crime. The deal is worth 510 million dollars. Ghana’s minister of power does not even bother to lift his eyes when two journalists from … Read more →
Polytechnics in Ghana have lost their way – Power Minister
Add a CommentDr Kwabena Donkor, Minister for Power, has descended heavily on polytechnics in the country. He has criticised the polytechnics deviating from their core mandate. According to him, instead of training technical manpower for Ghana, they are busily churning out business and … Read more →
Ask Mahama when ‘dumsor’ will end not me! – Power Minister
Add a CommentTo 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 →
Power Minister orders cut in load shedding
Add a CommentThe Power Ministry has directed the Load Management Committee to reduce the load being shed for the industrial sector from 130 megawatts to 100 megawatts with immediate effect. A statement from the Power Ministry and copied to the Ghana News … Read more →
Every Ghanaian to have electricity by 2020 – Power Minister
Add a CommentGovernment is positioning itself to ensure a national access and penetration of electricity by 2020. The current national penetration stands at 76 per cent and it is the second highest in sub-Saharan Africa, Dr Kwabena Donkor, Minister of Power, told … Read more →
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