A fellow at the Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Professor Stephen Asare, has called for bold reforms and strong accountability measures to accompany the government's proposed increase in the Energy Sector Levy, warning that financial bailouts without justice could deepen public mistrust.
In an official Facebook post on June 4, 2025, Prof Asare welcomed efforts to stabilise the sector but criticised the government's narrow focus on revenue generation.
He argued that without clear accountability measures and structural reform, the new levy risks becoming another temporary fix that fails to address the root causes of the crisis. "We cannot be asked to tighten our belts while those who caused the looseness go free.
We need more than money.
