Dr. Charles Gyamfi, Policy Lead for Climate Change and Energy Transitions at the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), is urging government and stakeholders to shift focus from blame to bold reforms as Ghana teeters on the edge of a power crisis.
Reacting to warnings from the Energy Minister about a possible nationwide blackout due to ballooning debts, Dr. Gyamfi said, “The blame game needs to stop. We need to ensure that the distributor is managed in a professional manner, without political interference,” adding that efficient management and improved accountability must take center stage.
Speaking to ABC News GH, he warned that relying solely on increasing tariffs is not a sustainable path. “We can’t always go back to tariffs to deal with inefficiencies,” he stressed.
Instead, he advocated for strategic investments in alternative energy and gas supply, alongside measures to streamline financial flows in power distribution.
“On one breath, we need to deal with the gas supply by providing additional investment… and we also need to deal with inefficiencies around power distribution,” he noted.
