It’s A Fact, Current Dumsor Not As Bad As Mahama Era – Professor Stephen Adei

A former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Prof. Stephen Adei has stated that the current challenges are not as serious as the one experienced during the tenure of former President John Dramani Mahama.

Although Prof. Adei, who is also a former Board Chairman of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) acknowledged that the current situation is not that dire as it happened under John Mahama, he nevertheless called for immediate attention from the government to ensure normalcy.

Speaking in an interview on TV3 on Tuesday, April 23, which was monitored by The Thunder, he warned that there could be an escalation of the problem if the current power outages are not tackled promptly.

Solutions
Providing possible solutions, Professor Adei stressed the need to address existing bottlenecks that hinder the optimal utilisation of available capacity.

He advocated for a national strategic agenda, and proposed the immediate duty-free importation of solar panels to facilitate a transition towards solar energy as a sustainable solution.

In addition, Professor Adei emphasised the need for enhancing the efficiency of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) for long-term sustainability in addressing the country’s energy challenges.
“It is quite unfortunate, let’s be very careful, it is not as bad as the dumsor days, but if we don’t (take charge) it can only get worse.”

He added: “So, the first thing is that to look at, if there are bottlenecks which are not allowing us to use the existing capacity to the fullest, must be addressed. But in the long run, we must have a national strategic agenda.”

“You can go solar, immediately the government should allow all solar panels and anything to do with it import-free because in the end the country and the government will win. We must have a strategy to make sure that we have a long-term solution and the efficiency of the ECG has to improve,” he said.