Tag Archives: Dumsor

Actress Yvonne Nelson has written to the Inspector General of Police George Akuffo Dampare announcing her intention to organize a vigil over the erratic power cuts in the country. In the letter, the actress states that the vigil will be held on May 25 to drum up the need for the government to work …

Ghanaian rapper, Armstrong Affum known by the stage name Opanka has said though he’s now staying in the US, he’s still feeling the impact of Dumsor. He told Amansan Krakye he did the “Dumsor Demonstration” song because he’s still a Ghanaian and would return to the country. He remarked “First …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reassured the citizens of Ghana that the recurring power shortages, commonly referred to as ‘dumsor’, will soon be resolved. He clarified that the recent electricity outages have been rectified after the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) completed maintenance work on transformers. These comments regarding …

Management of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has refuted rumours that the facility’s ongoing power failures were the reason for the cancellation of several crucial surgeries on Monday, April 29. On Monday, reports surfaced in the media stating that patients in need of urgent medical treatments were sent back to …

Electricity supplies have been restored to Sierra Leone following weeks of power cuts, after it paid off part of the $48m (£38m) bill it owed to a Turkish company. The $18m payment came as the country’s energy minister resigned, saying he took full responsibility for the crisis. Most electricity supplies …

Prominent broadcaster Dr Randy Abbey has said that the reason for Ghana’s present unstable power supply, or dumsor, differs from that of the ones encountered during the administrations of John Dramani Mahama and John Agyekum Kufuor. Speaking on Friday, April 26, 2024, on his Good Morning Ghana program, Dr Abbey …

Popular activist Kwame A Plus has drawn attention to how marriages in Ghana are affected by the country’s continuing power crisis. In a video that he just posted, Kenyan MP Babu Iwino discussed how relationships are impacted by inconsistent power supplies, saying that “couples cannot see the process of lovemaking.” …

Following calls on the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to release a load-shedding timetable, the former Chairman of Parliament’s Committee on Roads and Transport, Samuel Ayeh-Paye, has disclosed that the intermittent power outages will end by May this year. According to him, the government is working assiduously to resolve the …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured the country of the government’s steadfast commitment to fixing the issues at hand while publicly acknowledging the current concerns with the electricity supply. The President thanked Ghanaians for their tolerance during the recent blackouts and assured them that efforts are still being made …

Popular media personality, Ola Michael, has asked the government to fix the recent power interruptions, or citizens will be forced to protest like they did during the previous government. He said it is about time the current government admitted that Dumsor is back and ‘prep’ the minds of citizens accordingly, …