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29 May

Dumsor Looms As Ipps Threaten To Cut Power Supply From National Grid By June 30

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The Independent Power Producers, Distributors and Bulk Consumers have threatened to cut power supply from the national grid at the end of June this year should government fail to settle its debt. The government is said to owe the Independent Power Producers an amount of $1.630 billion as of April 2023. The IPPs consist of Twin City Energy, AKSA, Karpowership, Sunon Asogli, CenPower and Cenit. A report by Joy Business indicates that the move could result in a significant power shortfall due to IPPs having a controlling stake of over 65 per cent of the available thermal power generation in…

11 May

Gas Supply Challenge From Nigeria Cause Of Recent Dumsor – GRIDCo

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The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has attributed the power outages that some Ghanaians experienced earlier this week to a gas supply challenge from Nigeria. The Corporate Communications Manager of GRIDCo, Dzifa Bampoh, in an interview with Citi News, explained that the gas supply challenges led to the inability of the generating plants to operate well. She stated that her outfit has put in some effort to purchase more fuel oils so that the plants that cannot operate “We had a gas supply challenge from Nigeria. That has been the fundamental reason, and it has led to a multiplier effect, meaning…

31 Mar

Check Days Of No Lights In Your Area Per ECG’s ‘Dumsor’ Timetable

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The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has released its loadshedding timetable to guide consumers during the period of generation shortfall occasioned by the maintenance works on the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant. The exercise will take 14 days. ECG has, therefore, released a timetable for the period between Thursday, March 30 and Good Friday, April 7 during the erratic power supply. Source: 3News.com

17 Mar

Former Black Stars Players Left Inconsolable After Paying Respects To Atsu [VIDEO]

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Former Black Stars players Samuel Osei Kuffour and John Paintsil were left inconsolable after paying their respects to Christian Atsu. Atsu, who was confirmed dead in February following the tragic Turkey earthquake, was laid to rest on Friday, March 17 at the State House in Accra. https://twitter.com/tv3_ghana/status/1636614962494812161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1636614962494812161%7Ctwgr%5Eb0e2a0c86709e147bbd999b1786e7ed205dc1544%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2F3news.com%2Fformer-black-stars-players-left-inconsolable-after-paying-respects-to-atsu-video%2F The funeral was attended by a large gathering of top personalities, family, and friends. During the final funeral rites, which included filing past the remains, emotions ran high as most people broke down in tears after seeing Atsu’s motionless body. Kuffour and Paintsil were no exception and were deeply affected by the…

28 Feb

Ghana Hasn’t Experienced ‘Dumsor’ Since 2022 Because Of Good Governance- Ebenezer Doku

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The New Patriotic Party's Director of elections and research Greater Accra, Ebenezer Doku, says due to the good governance of President Akuffo Addo and Vice President Bawumia under the NPP, the frequent power outage has come to a halt. Speaking in an interview with Kwaku Dawuro, on Movement In The Morning, on Movement TV/Wontumi radio, Mr Doku noted that the persistent power issues in the country which was became a major worry for the citizens came to an end because of the good and strategic governance of President Akuffo Addo. ''We realise we are in difficulties together with several other…

03 Feb

If We Make The Mistake Of Voting NDC Into Power Again, We Will Relive The History Of Dumsor- Ama Daaku

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Member of the Communication team for the New Patriotic Party, Ellen Ama Daaku, has cautioned Ghanaians to not make the mistake of voting NDC back into power unless they want to live in darkness again. Speaking in an interview with Kwaku Dawuro, on Movement In the Morning, on Movement TV/Wontumi radio, Ama Daaku noted that Ghanaians will relive the history of 'dumsor', coupled with the halting of free education amongst others. According to her the current economy will be worse if handed over to the NDC. She asserted that ''There's global hardship, but i want to remind Ghanaians that there…

04 May

LAIR! You Didn’t Solve Dumsor- Chairman Wontumi Exposes John Mahama

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The Ashanti Regional Chairman for the New Patriotic Party Mr. Bernard Antwi-Boasiako popularly known as Chairman Wontumi has rubbished claims by Mr. Mahama that his government fixed ‘dumsor’ before exiting office in 2016. According to Chairman Wontumi, former President John Mahama appears to be making mockery of himself by claiming he solved ‘dumsor’. The NPP Chairman in an interview with Wontumionline.com, provided timeline to prove his case noting that in August, 2017, the ‘dumsor’ crisis still persisted and had to be solved by the Akufo-Addo led government. Speaking at an event organised by the opposition National Democratic Congress…

03 May

You Didn’t Even Have An EMT…You Had Mascots- Chairman Wontumi Replies Mahama

wontumionlineFeaturedChairman Wontumi, dumsor, EMT, John Mahama

The government of former President John Dramani Mahama didn’t even have an Economic Management Team (EMT), Chairman Wontumi has pointed out. The Ashanti Regional Chairman for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has explained that it was rather “mascots” Mr. Mahama appointed to work on Ghana’s economy when he rather needed “serious brains” to be at work. In an interview with Wontumionline.com, Chairman Wontumi added that there wouldn’t be ‘dumsor’ to kill indigenous businesses if Mr. Mahama had an EMT to handle the economy just as Vice President Bawumia is doing for President Akufo-Addo. He therefore challenged the 2020 flagbearer for…

18 Feb

Mahama’s 4 Years Rule Turned Ghana Into Biblical Description Of Hell- NPP Communicator

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Four years of John Mahama's rule in Ghana, transformed the country into hell, a communication team member of the New Patriotic Party has recalled. According to the NPP communicator who spoke on Wontumi, the ‘dumsor’ problem which existed when John Mahama was President fit perfectly into the biblical description of Hell where there is gnashing of teeth, darkness and heat always pouring out. “JDM brought hell to Ghana. There was always darkness in Ghana and the whole country was hot. If you haven’t seen hell before, JDM made us experience it when he was President for 4 years”, he said.…