Former Energy Minister, Herbert Krapa, has called on the newly elected NDC government to focus on effective management of the power sector rather than apportioning blame to the previous administration.
His comments come in response to allegations made by John Jinapor, Co-Chairman of the Transition Team’s Energy and Natural Resources sub-committee, who claimed that “massive load shedding looms as Ghana’s fuel stock depletes.”
In a strongly worded statement, Mr. Krapa dismissed the claims as unfounded, stating that load shedding does not “loom” but arises from either technical issues, emergencies, or poor management.
He refuted the assertion that the Akufo-Addo administration left inadequate fuel stock, citing verifiable evidence that light crude oil and heavy fuel oil supplies were in place for Cenpower and AKSA power plants.
“The responsibility of the new administration is to not only procure more liquid fuel to keep the lights on whenever liquid fuel becomes required to complement gas supply but also plan competently to avert power supply disruptions. We did it, and they can do it too, if they can,” Mr. Krapa said.
He further urged the new government to adopt a proactive approach to managing the power sector, highlighting the efforts of the previous administration to maintain stable electricity supply over eight years.
“The NDC government should get to work as we did and stop the needless finger-pointing. That is not the way we kept the lights on,
” he concluded.
