Ghanaian
President, John Mahama, has blamed the irregular power cuts in his country on
delays in delivery of crude oil from Nigeria to power thermal plants due to the
activities of Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, which had been blowing up oil and gas
pipelines in the Niger Delta.
President
Mahama, who spoke during an Eid-el-fitr speech at a ceremony, said Ghana had
been experiencing a massive shortfall in electricity production in recent
times, causing individuals and companies to complain.
According
to Mahama, this is the reason Ghana’s electricity supply has taken a dip.
“We
have recently suffered some generational problems. I held a stakeholders’
meeting with all those involved in the power sector. Because of sabotage in
Nigeria on the terminals, crude oil that we ordered last month has not arrived;
and so, it has created some generational problem for us,” said Mahama.
He,
however, assured Ghanaians that things would be normalised soon, saying: “We
are taking steps every day to ensure that Ghana has security when it comes to
power.”
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