Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor, has rejected claims that he is lamenting about Ghana's fuel and energy supply.

He stated that he is focused on finding solutions and not "grumbling."

Speaking to Accra-based Citi FM on Monday, May 19, 2025, Mr. Jinapor addressed criticism, including remarks from Walewale MP Tia Abdul-Kabiru Mahama.

Mr. Mahama  accused him of using "fear tactics" instead of providing real leadership during his appearance on The Big Issue on May 17.

In response, Mr. Jinapor stated that his presentation to Parliament's Energy Committee was an effort to provide facts and propose practical solutions.

"I understand grumbling very well, and I don’t think that when you appear before a committee and you present facts, they term that as grumbling. Unless, as a minister, I needed to hide that fact," he said.

According to Mr. Jinapor, his ministry has taken several steps to address energy issues, including preventing a potential shutdown by Karpowership, increasing power generation capacity, and introducing reforms to reduce Ghana’s reliance on liquid fuels.

“The facts are that Karpowership threatened to shut down, and we resolved the matter; that is not grumbling, that is solving the problem. It is sitting around the table to find the solution," he said.

He also pointed out that when the current administration took over, load shedding was at 70 to 80 megawatts.

"We’ve brought in new plants. I gave Parliament all the statistics, then presented the challenges and the steps we are taking to address them,” he stated.

Mr. Jinapor also revealed  the formation of a Gas Processing Committee to focus on boosting Ghana’s ability to process its own gas and reduce its dependence on costly liquid fuels.

"We have inaugurated the gas processing committee, to come out with how to build the gas processing plants so that we don’t depend on liquid fuel, that is not grumbling, we are solving the problem.”

The Minister reassured the public that he had provided Parliament with updated figures and confirmed that new fuel consignments were arriving.
“Parliament wanted the statistics of our fuel stocks, and I gave them everything. I also informed them that we’ve ordered fuel and are receiving new stock to replenish supplies.”

“I never said we have a crisis. I didn’t say we will have a crisis. We are not in crisis—we’re doing fairly well. Yes, we have challenges, but that is why we were elected—to solve them. And if I propose a solution, it means I am tackling a challenge, not lamenting,” he said.