The lights are flickering again and the familiar hum of generators is returning to our neighborhoods. In the middle of this heat, the air is thick with questions. For many Ghanaians, the memory of the dark years under the previous NDC administration is still a fresh wound. We remember the four long years of total darkness that collapsed businesses and broke homes. Today, as we face a different kind of challenge, the NPP government must lean into its greatest strength: transparency.
Data from the JoyNews Research desk has thrown a spotlight on our thermal power plants. It shows a worrying gap. Plants like SAPP, TTPP, and Cenpower are not hitting their full capacity of 6,575 GWh. In simple terms, one out of every four units of electricity we should be enjoying is missing. This is not because the NPP failed to build the plants—on the contrary, the capacity is there. The bottleneck is gas.
A gas supply crisis is strangling our generation. While some people in high offices are talking about technical upgrades and system maintenance, the numbers tell a different story. If 25% of our supply is at risk because of fuel issues, then the technical talk is just a long story. We are told there was a clogging issue after Blue Power Ltd worked on the Ghana Gas Heat Management Systems. What exactly went wrong? The NPP has always been the party of the “Intellectuals” and “Doers,” so we expect a clear, scientific explanation of why a routine maintenance led to this supply hitch.
Ghanaians are a patient people, but they are also a paying people. Since June 2025, every time we buy a litre of fuel, we pay a GH¢1.00 Dumsor Levy. This was a bold and necessary move by the government to ensure we never go back to the 2013-2016 era. The levy was meant to buy fuel for these very thermal plants that are now starving for gas.
If the plants are idle because there is no gas, and gas costs money, then the question follows naturally: where is the levy money?
To maintain the high ground over the NDC, who left us in a bottomless pit of energy debt, the current handlers must show the difference. The NDC would have hidden the figures and told us to “change our batteries.” But the NPP is different. It is a party of rule of law and accountability.
The people want to know how much has entered that account since 2025. Is the money being used to clear the old debts left behind, or is it being used to buy the liquid gold needed to keep the thermal plants running? Transparency is not a sign of weakness; it is the ultimate mark of a credible government.
We cannot allow a situation where the Energy Commission hasn’t published the 2026 Energy Outlook, leaving us to grope in the dark for data. Silence only gives room for the opposition to spread fear and half-truths.
The NPP has done the hard work of increasing generation capacity and fixing the financial “dumsor” they inherited. Now, to finish the race and keep the lights on, the government must open the books. Tell us the total collections from the GH¢1.00 levy. Show us the receipts of fuel purchases.
When the people see the truth, they will understand. But when the lights go off without a clear word on the money they are paying at the pumps, even the most loyal supporter starts to wonder. Let us lead with light and facts. The credible choice is always the transparent one.
