The Chairperson of Parliament’s Committee on Mines and Energy, Samuel Atta Akyea has joined calls for the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to release a load-shedding timetable amidst the current power crisis.
According to the Abuakwa South MP, it is rather unfortunate that the Minister for Energy, Matthew Opoku Prempeh believes the contrary having sought to politicise the calls.
“That’s unfortunate because we need a timetable. You see, today, electricity generation has no party colours. I want to stress that, because at the end of the day, if you are an NPP, you consume electricity, if you are an NDC you consume electricity.
“So it is only professional to say we are having challenges but because of the hard fact that we don’t want to inconvenience you unduly, this is the plan, you can enjoy electricity at this time.
“People will plan around what you make available, people will know whether we should iron our clothes ahead of time, …