The minority in Parliament asserts that the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia administration left a robust, internationally ratified framework for addressing energy sector challenges rather than a defunct system.
Addressing the press on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, Hon. Collins Adomako-Mensah, MP for Afigya Kwabre North and Deputy Ranking Member of the Energy Committee, emphasised that the Energy Sector Recovery Programme (ESRP) served as a functional roadmap delivered to the Mahama government.
“The government of President Akufo-Addo and Vice President Bawumia did not leave behind a broken sector without solutions. They left behind the Energy Sector Recovery Programme, which we call the ESRP,” he stated.
Hon. Adomako-Mensah clarified that the ESRP was a structural benchmark negotiated with the IMF under Ghana’s Extended Credit Facility, complete with rigorous timelines and commitments.
“It was not a wish list. It was a working plan, agreed with international partners, and designed to be implemented with urgency,” he added.
He highlighted that the IMF estimated the sector’s financial deficit at $2.2 billion and “explicitly identified the ESRP as the mechanism for preventing supply disruptions”.
Additionally, the deputy ranking member noted that the finance minister admitted cumulative shortfalls could surpass nine billion dollars by 2026 absent immediate reform.
“Revenue collection failures at ECG, with distribution losses exceeding 25 per cent of electricity generated, have been documented, flagged, and handed to this government with a clear prescription for resolution,” Hon. Adomako-Mensah said.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
