Majority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh is urging Ghanaians to rally behind the Akufo-Addo\/Bawumia-led government to enjoy a consistent power supply in the country.<\/p>\n
According to Mr Annoh-Dompreh, it\u2019s only the NPP government that can end the era of dumsor, adding that \u201cour stable power supply is as a result of a conscious effort by an efficient and competent leadership. You are assured of a stable power supply while the NPP remains in office.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Majority Chief Whip made this known on his Twitter page after a visit to the Sunon Asogli Thermal Power Station.<\/p>\n
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He said Ghanaians can enjoy stable power because the government paid 30% of the debt inherited in 2018 and 66% in 2019.<\/p>\n
He explained further that, the ruling NPP since assuming power in 2017, has taken many initiatives to address the challenges facing the energy sector the payment of 87% of the legacy debt.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn 2020 the NPP govt settled a legacy debt amount of $203 million between SAP, ECG & VRA. The NPP govt had struck a better working relationship with all the IPPs in this country.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr. Annoh-Dompreh also explains that the NPP has implemented the Cash Waterfall Mechanism (CWM), Natural Gas Clearing House (NGCH), restrategized, and renegotiated the Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs).<\/p>\n
Additionally, the Ministry of Energy in 2019 instituted the Cash Waterfall Mechanism to prevent the growth of sector-wide indebtedness.<\/p>\n
The waterfall payment is a payment system that allows debtors to pay higher-tiered creditors their full interest and principal first before lower-tiered creditors receive their principal and interest payment.<\/p>\n
Annoh-Dompreh explained that the NPP knows and understands what should be deemed as a priority and has therefore put in place the necessary measures to avoid \u201cdumsor\u201d.<\/p>\n
In recent times, Ghanaians have been concerned about the return of dumsor. This follows intermittent power supply witnessed across the country.<\/p>\n
But Energy Minister, Matthew Opoku Prempreh has disclosed that the recent power outages are a result of some unfavorable load imbalance in the systems used in the delivery of power.<\/p>\n
\u201cA couple of days ago, we had the Aboadze Switch Yard burnt and that has led to a lot of intermittent power curtailment in parts of Western Region, Central Region, and even the Greater Accra Region. Because what GRIDCo is doing is to put all the networks in a circuit such that energy can be wheeled wherever with automatic meters.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut that also meant that they will increasingly have trip-off if the load imbalance is unfavorable to the system. So the system decides to shut itself down to prevent machine and equipment damage<\/p>\n
\u201cSo it\u2019s true that parts of the country are experiencing intermittent power surges because of a combination of factors, which are the works that we are doing and the light going off by itself,\u201d he said .<\/p>\n
He, therefore, urged Ghanaians to bear with the Ministry as it strives to resolve the situation.<\/p>\n
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