Some Members of Parliament from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have expressed grave concern over the ongoing power outages affecting their constituencies, emphasising the urgent need for coordinated intervention to restore stable electricity supply.
During a meeting between Parliament’s Energy Committee and power sector agencies, MPs Albert Tetteh Nyarkotey (Yilo Krobo), Yao Gomado (Akan), and Richard Kwami Sefe (Anlo) highlighted the severe impact of erratic power supply on local economies and essential services.
The MPs collectively called for immediate and coordinated action from all stakeholders in the power sector to stabilise the electricity supply and mitigate further hardship for their constituents.
Albert Tetteh Nyarkotey reported that in his constituency, power outages could last up to three days, severely disrupting operations at hospitals, universities, and schools.
He noted, “It has affected businesses. First of all, we have hospitals in the area, we have a university in the area, and sometimes the power goes off for two days or three days. So the key impact will be to the universities, to the hospitals, and to the other schools.”
Yao Gomado from Akan constituency described the situation as increasingly untenable, with power interruptions occurring multiple times within a single evening.
He stated, “You may have power for about an hour, then suddenly intermittently the power will be cutting off, on off, several times especially in the evenings or in the nights and that causes a lot of inconvenience to people. Businesses must run. I even feel for those running cold stores; their products will spoil.”
Richard Kwami Sefe of Anlo constituency reported similar issues, with power cuts occurring every three hours, causing significant disruption to daily life.
He explained, “In about three hours the light will trip and come back in two minutes, then another three hours the light will trip.”
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