Fix the Power Crisis and Stop the Excuses – Agyekumhene to Energy Minister

Agyekumhene Urges Action on Power Crisis

Agyekumhene Urges Action on Power Crisis for the worsening power crisis across the country. Agyekumhene called on the Minister to take full responsibility for the situation instead of offering repeated justifications.

According to Agyekumhene, the excuse that Ghana has only 2.6 days’ worth of liquid fuel to run thermal power plants is unacceptable nearly four months into the Minister’s term. “It would have been understandable if this was said right after he took office. But he’s had time to plan and act. We should’ve secured fuel long before now. Enough with the excuses,” he said.

While he acknowledged that unexpected issues, such as problems at the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant, can occur, he insisted these setbacks should have been anticipated. “Yes, breakdowns happen. They’ve happened before. But if we don’t even have money to buy fuel, it means we failed to plan ahead,” he added.

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His comments came after the Energy Minister revealed to Parliament’s Energy Committee that the country has less than three days of fuel left for power generation — a situation the Ministry is scrambling to fix by raising funds for urgent fuel procurement.

But Agyekumhene stressed that this crisis runs deeper than just fuel shortages. For him, it reflects systemic failures — especially financial mismanagement and poor revenue collection in the power sector. He noted, “Nobody sells crude oil on credit. A single cargo can cost around $50 million, and we simply don’t have the funds. If ECG were effectively collecting payments from consumers, we wouldn’t be in this mess.”

He also pointed to contradictions in the Minister’s past and present positions. “Back in opposition, he said there was no excess power capacity. Now, he admits there is — yet we still owe for power that hasn’t even been used. It’s confusing and frustrating,” Agyekumhene said.

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He called on the government to urgently address the gaps in revenue collection and shift away from expensive, short-term solutions. Instead of continuing to rely on liquid fuel — which is costly and unsustainable — he advocated for increased investment in gas-powered generation, which is more efficient and cheaper.

“Everyone in the sector knows gas is the better option. If gas isn’t available, then we must at least maintain strategic reserves of liquid fuel — not just for two or three days, but for a month or more,” he argued.

Agyekumhene’s message was firm: Ghanaians are tired of blackouts and shifting blame. What’s needed now is leadership, proper planning, and a long-term fix to a crisis that keeps recurring.

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