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The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has dismissed reports alleging a planned nationwide power outage on Sunday, July 13, clarifying that while temporary power interruptions may occur due to scheduled maintenance by ENI, no nationwide blackout is expected.
Speaking on Citi Eyewitness News on Wednesday, July 9, Richmond Rockson, Head of Communications at the Ministry, labelled the widespread reports as inaccurate and misleading and stressed that the minister’s remarks had been taken out of context.
“I have seen some misreporting from some media houses that there will be a nationwide blackout. That is not what the minister said. That is inaccurate; that is a falsehood,” Rockson firmly stated.
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He was responding to earlier reports that misrepresented a statement by John Abdulai Jinapor, Minister for Energy and Green Transition, who had announced a planned shutdown by ENI to increase gas production and carry out maintenance on its plants on Sunday.
While acknowledging the likelihood of temporary supply interruptions, Rockson emphasised that the ministry has implemented mitigation measures to prevent any large-scale outages.
“He [the minister] said that because of that, there is a possibility that we may have interruptions in power supply, and the ministry has put in place measures to ensure that we don’t have any nationwide dumsor or any dumsor as people are speculating,” Rockson clarified.
According to the ministry, the ENI shutdown is part of a routine maintenance schedule that is crucial for improving gas production capacity and long-term reliability. The temporary shutdown is not expected to affect the national power grid extensively, and grid operators and generation partners have been alerted and coordinated to manage the situation effectively.
The ministry reiterated its commitment to ensuring a stable and reliable power supply and urged the public to disregard panic-inducing claims.
Rockson concluded by assuring citizens that Ghana is not returning to the era of widespread power rationing—popularly known as dumsor—and asked media outlets to verify information before publication to avoid unnecessary fear and misinformation.
The ministry has urged Ghanaians to remain calm and promised to issue further updates if needed, especially as the scheduled maintenance approaches.
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