The Minister of Energy and Green Transition, Dr John Jinapor has said that his foremost desire is to ensure that every Ghanaian enjoys a stable reliable, uninterrupted power supply.
He says that despite the fire that ravaged the Akosombo substation, all the other plants are running.
Addressing a press conference in Accra on Monday, April 27, he said “I am determined to work with the team to overcome these challenges.”
“Despite the loss of Akosombo, all the other plants are running, but it leaves a major deficit. I wish to assure you that I deeply empathise with you. We never saw it coming, we never anticipated, but we will rise above this.
“The first-generation unit was successfully installed yesterday. The second unit has also been brought and is generating power. The 3rd unit is undergoing installation.”
Earlier, John Abdulai Jinapor asked the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) Mark Awuah Baah to step aside pending investigations into the incident.
The directive was announced by Minister of Information Felix Kwakye Ofosu via his X (formerly Twitter) account on Sunday, April 26.
The fire, which occurred on April 23, 2026, knocked between 720 megawatts and nearly 1,000 megawatts off the national grid, forcing a full suspension of electricity exports and prompting a nationwide audit of energy infrastructure.
Beyond GRIDCo, Kwakye Ofosu also confirmed a major leadership shake-up within the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in the Ashanti Region, where a significant power outage swept across residential neighbourhoods, commercial centres, and industrial zones following the Akosombo incident.
