Joseph Addae Akwaboa, the Bono Regional Minister, has expressed his frustration over the re-emergence of frequent power outages in the region and has therefore directed the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCO) to restore power and keep it on.
The frequent power outages, popularly referred to as “dumsor” reared its ugly head again in many parts of the country soon after the change of government in January 2025, attracting widespread public uproar over the Mahama-led government’s handling of the country’s energy sector.
Many Ghanaians have been wondering why dumsor becomes rampant whenever President Mahama is in the office.
Not happy about the situation, the Bono Regional Minister early this week paid an unannounced visit to the NEDCO station in Sunyani to learn, first-hand, the real reasons for this unfortunate occurrence.
NEDCO is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Volta River Authority (VRA) that operates in the northern parts of Ghana, including the northern parts of the Volta, Ashanti, and Western regions.
“I just paid an unannounced visit to the Regional NEDCO facility to get to the bottom of the recent power outages plaguing our region, Sunyani particularly. Despite numerous discussions with the NEDCO area manager, I wanted to see firsthand what’s causing these disruptions”, the Regional Minister said in a Facebook post soon after his visit.
According to him, he was told during his visit that a network breakdown occurred after a whirlwind broke one of their wooden poles at Baakoniaba, bringing down connectors and leading to power outages in areas such as Estate, Newtown, Bank of Ghana, Nat Hostel, Berlin Top, Fiapre, RCC and Eusbett Hotel.
“Further investigation revealed that troubleshooting efforts discovered heavy impact issues on their protective machines in the control room. Emergency measures have been taken to restore power, and expert engineers have been invited from the national headquarters to provide a permanent solution, he posted.
“I understand the inconvenience this has caused; however, I wish to assure the good people of Sunyani that I’ve given the NEDCO team a clear directive to restore power and keep it on by close of day. The people of Sunyani deserve reliable electricity, and I won’t settle for anything less.”
