ECG Dismisses Need for ‘Dumsor’ Timetable

The Deputy Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana, Ing. Kwadwo Obeng, has dismissed requests for a load shedding schedule.

ECG, in collaboration with GRIDCo, declared on Thursday, June 13, a three-week power interruption due to a deficit in gas supply from Nigeria.

This has led some business owners to urge ECG to publish a schedule for power cuts so they can prepare for the three-week period.

In an interview with Citi News, some barbers and tailors emphasized the importance of having a schedule to help them organize their operations.

“I think that the situation will have some effects on our businesses. There is nothing we can do. It’s only God that we are praying to save us from this. Because we don’t have any solution, I don’t have a generator to work. So, if there is no light, what can I do?

“I just have to sit down and wait till the lights are turned on. If there’s no light, how can I work? I can’t work. And if there is no work, how do you expect me to eat? Or solve my problems?

However, during a public forum on addressing challenges in the power sector, Ing. Kwadwo Obeng emphasized that a predefined timetable might not be reliable due to potential additional faults and necessary maintenance work.

“We’re collaborating with local manufacturers, we’re collaborating with companies that have plants here…there’s more certainty in the amount that needs to be shed, then the utilities can also plan, then we’re definite.