Minority Chief Frank Ano Dompre has launched a fierce assault on Mahama’s authorities over the resumption of extended energy outages.
He warned that the worsening power disaster was destroying companies, jobs and public confidence.
In an open letter to President John Mahama on Wednesday, Nsawam Adagiri mentioned the repeated energy outages had been a severe governance failure with devastating financial penalties.
“The resurgence of sustained shedding, generally often called ‘damsole’, which continues to plague Ghanaian households, companies and demanding public establishments, is deeply worrying,” he mentioned.
He mentioned that regardless of repeated assurances that Damsoor was over, “the fact on the bottom tells a really completely different story.”
He mentioned companies throughout the nation had been struggling to outlive as a result of unstable energy provides.
“Companies comparable to chilly retailer operators are in dire straits. A Tema fishmonger who has invested GHS10,000 in inventory might lose all the things in an 18-hour unannounced outage,” he wrote.
He added: “Eating places are closing, salons are shedding apprentices, and small producers are lacking manufacturing targets.”
Mr Annaud Dompre additionally accused the federal government of inconsistency after introducing the GH¢1 gas tax whereas promising to stabilize electrical energy provide and cut back gas costs.
“At present, the proof is contradictory,” he mentioned.
“If you took workplace, a liter of diesel was round GHS 14.20 and now it’s GHS 16.20. Petrol has gone from GHS 11.40 to over GHS 13.20.”
He argued that companies can’t function within the present scenario.
“Firms can’t function for six hours straight, but they’re promising a 24-hour economic system. Layoffs are rising as a result of employers can’t afford to run turbines on tax-inclusive gas. This isn’t governance, it’s a contradiction.”
The Minority Whip mentioned Ghana’s present electrical energy capability might have prevented one other main energy outage, arguing that the issue was indicative of deeper structural deficiencies within the power sector.
He emphasised, “Damsol is not only a technical flaw, however a coverage failure that’s destroying jobs and hope.”
He blamed common energy technology shortages, fuel provide shortages and energy transmission failures for the continued energy outages.
Annaud Dompre known as on the President to implement basic reforms within the power sector, together with merging main state electrical energy companies, participating impartial energy producers in restoring capability, and suspending the GH¢1 gas tax.
He additionally known as on the federal government to publish a monetary audit of the power sector and set up an power sector emergency process drive to cope with the disaster.
