While Finance Minister Mohammed Amin Adam has criticised the management of Sunon Asogli Power Plant Limited for acting in "bad faith" by shutting down its production plant over Electricity Company of Ghana's (ECG) unpaid debt, the Institute for Energy Securities warns of an extended version of power fluctuation or 'dumsor' if care is not taken.
Indeed, the recent shutdown of the 560 megawatt (MW) Sunon Asogli Power Plant - which reliably supplies about 12-15% of the nation's electricity - is being felt with regard to electricity distribution.
In recent years, Ghana has been saddled with efforts to stabilise its power sector, balancing supply with demand to avoid the protracted outages that characterised the infamous 'dumsor' era.
That's why the current situation with Sunon Asogli is problematic, if not unfortunate.