Minority dismisses Akosombo Substation fire as cause of 'dumsor', blames government for ongoing power crisis

The Minority in Parliament has pushed back against claims linking current power outages to the recent fire at the Akosombo substation, insisting the crisis predates the incident and stems from what it calls government mismanagement of the energy sector. At a press conference on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Energy Committee, Collins Adomako-Mensah, said Ghanaians have been enduring “dumsor” since January 25, months before the April 23 fire at the substation. He…