Dumsor: Cold store operators back calls for load-shedding timetable

Cold store operators in Tema are urgently calling for a load-shedding timetable as they grapple with the recent erratic power supply, commonly referred to as ‘dumsor’ in Ghana.

The unpredictable power outages are causing significant financial strain on these businesses, compelling them to rely on expensive alternative power sources.

He highlighted the increased cost of fuel for generators during these power outages, which negatively impacts their overall expenses.

“Until the power outage, we were relying on ECG.

Within this period of power outage, we will need to buy at least 600 litres of fuel to run for eight to nine hours.

Christabel Mensah, manager of Nkunim Frozen Foods, shared her experience of losing nearly 100 cartons of fish due to a recent power outage over the weekend.

And we did not have an uninterrupted power supply so we couldn’t come back and from where we stayed too, we couldn’t come back to turn on the generator