Energy ministry denies claims of nationwide blackout on July 13

By Emmanuella Sarfo-Ntow July 10, 2025

The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has refuted media reports suggesting Ghana will experience a nationwide power outage on Sunday, July 13, describing such claims as false and misleading.

The clarification follows an earlier announcement by the Minister, John Abdulai Jinapor, who noted that temporary power supply disruptions may occur on that day due to a scheduled maintenance shutdown by ENI to boost gas production.

However, speaking on Citi FM’s Eyewitness News on Wednesday, July 9, the Ministry’s spokesperson, Richmond Rockson, dismissed reports of an impending national blackout or return to widespread dumsor.

“I have seen some misreporting from some media houses that there will be a nationwide blackout. That is not what the Minister said. That is inaccurate; that is falsehood,” Rockson stated.

He emphasized that while brief interruptions are possible, the Ministry has taken proactive measures to avoid large-scale outages.

“He [Energy Minister] said that because of that, there is a possibility that we may have interruptions in power supply, and the Ministry has put in place measures to ensure that we don’t have any nationwide dumsor or any dumsor as people are speculating.”

The Ministry urged the public and media to verify information and avoid unnecessary panic, assuring that the energy sector remains stable and under close monitoring.