The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has claimed that the recent power outages in Ghana, commonly known as “dumsor,” are happening due to the mismanagement of the country’s power-generating assets and the collateralization of the Energy Sector Levy Act (ESLA).
He explained that under his leadership, ESLA was implemented to consolidate various levies within the energy sector to fund power generation and address accumulated debts.
However, the government’s decision to collateralize the proceeds from the Energy Sector Levy has contributed to the resurgence of power outages, he said.
The former president went on to state that the negative impact of the erratic power supply on businesses and households is increasing.
“The country has been plunged into darkness. Mismanagement of our generating assets and collateralization of the ESLA, which was meant to provide the resources to finance current and legacy debt, has led us back into the doom zone.
“The best government can do is to eat humble pie, take responsibility for the problem, and work to address it. Unfortunately, that is not the case. I’m aware that businesses and households cannot plan because of the erratic power situation.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
