Energy Commission to Minority: Our budget hasn’t been slashed

The Energy Commission says the Minority caucus in Parliament had it wrong, adding it has been receiving full budget since January 2019

Fred Dzakpata April 29, 2021

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Rev. Ing. Oscar Amoono-Neizer, Executive Secretary of Energy Commission, Republic of Ghana

The Energy Commission has refuted claims suggesting government has slashed its budget by more than half rendering them ineffective.

Addressing journalists on the recent power outages on Wednesday, John Abu Jinapor, ranking member on the mines and energy committee in Parliament said the slash is worrying considering the challenges facing the energy sector.

“Even more disturbing is the fact that the Energy Commission which is the technical regulator of the sector has seen its budget slashed by more than half on account of the Capping and Realignment Act rendering the commission ineffective,” he said.

However, in a statement, the Energy Commission explained that although the commission had its budget capped by 34 percent between May 2017 to 2018, it has however been restored since January 2019.

Below is the full statement: