Between the period 2017- 2020, electricity tariff was reduced by an average of 2.8% by the Akufo Addo government a record that is unmatched compared to the period between 2013 and 2016.

The Minister for Energy, Hon. Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has stated that the current intermittent power outages will soon be over as it is to enable the necessary works to be carried out on the transmission systems.

Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh says his Ministry is committed to ensuring a long-term financial sustainability in Ghana’s power sector.

Since taking office, the Hon. Minister for Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has undertaken several visits to key installations in the power sector. His first of such visits was to the GRIDCo site in Tema, to familiarize himself with the progress of work to resolve constraints in the system. He was accompanied by the Minister for Information, Hon. Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah.

On Tuesday 20th April 2021, the Energy Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, was joined by the Minister for Information, Hon. Kojo  Oppong-Nkrumah and officials from MiDA, GRIDCo and ECG to inspect the progress of the Pokuase Bulk Supply Point (BSP) currently under construction.