Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor, has rejected suggestions that his recent remarks on the country's power and fuel supply situation amount to lamentation, insisting his focus remains on finding and implementing practical solutions.
Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show, the minister defended his comments made before a parliamentary committee, stating, "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 explained that his disclosure of threats from Karpowership to shut down, and the government's resolution of the issue, was not a complaint but a demonstration of proactive governance. "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." Jinapor also noted significant improvements made since taking office, especially in tackling load shedding. "When we took over, load shedding was around 70-80 megawatts, which was a shortfall.
