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Despite recent power outages, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) maintains that there is no “Dumsor” in the nation. Therefore, a load-shedding timetable as requested by the public is not necessary.
In Ghana, an ongoing, erratic, and unpredictable power outage is referred to as a “dumsor.”
Tuesday, March 12, 2024, External Communications Manager of ECG, Laila Abubakar, stated that the country’s current power outages do not require the implementation of a load-shedding timetable in a radio interview on Citi FM in Accra.
She says there could be more reasons for the recent power outages.
“The thing is, we just want people to be aware that when your power goes off, it is not always a matter of load shedding.
“There are several issues and there are some of them that fall at the doorsteps of ECG. We are doing as much as possible to solve the ones that we can.
“There aren’t any issues with shedding load. The load shed, I think is what people understand by ‘Dumsor’. But usually, when someone asks me if, there is Dumsor, I ask them what do you understand and what do you think ‘Dumsor’ means. Unfortunately, there wouldn’t be a timetable”, she said.
In the meanwhile, ECG issued a warning on Tuesday, March 12 that some medical facilities may be disconnected from the national grid if bills that remain unpaid are not paid within 72 hours.The whole outstanding debt owed to ECG by 91 hospitals nationwide is GH¢261 million.
Nonetheless, the business claims that it is prepared to meet and discuss modalities of payment with the hospitals that still have unpaid bills.
In the Greater Accra Region, some of the hospitals that could be disconnected are Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, 37 Military Hospital, and Greater Accra Regional Hospital; in the Ashanti Region, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital and Manhyia Government Hospital; in the Volta Region, Ho Teaching Hospital; and in the Eastern Region, Kibi Government Hospital.
Ms. Abubakar claims that this lawsuit is a component of ECG’s larger plan to collect client debt and increase its operational capability.
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
