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Apr
Energy Minister Refutes Claims Financial Challenges Cause Of ‘Dumsor’ The Minister for Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has denied claims that the ongoing power outages in the country are a result of the lack of funds for power transmission company, GRIDCo. This follows allegations made against the government, by some policy think-tanks, that it is failing to provide the necessary financial resource for the various power companies, which is causing the ongoing power fluctuations. During his visit to GRIDCo, the minister insisted that the ongoing maintenance work has nothing to do with finance but rather some “complications”. “The issue of…