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Jinapor: All Government Agencies Responsible for Electricity Payments

The Minister of Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor, has announced that all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) will now be required to make budgetary allocations for their power consumption.

Speaking during a meeting between the Energy Committee and various power sector agencies on Thursday, May 15, Jinapor emphasised the need for MDAs to take responsibility for their electricity bills, explaining that critical institutions have been identified with some exemptions applied.

“All MDAs are supposed to pay for their electricity bills. They have to budget for it. These include the health sector, education, security agencies, and the presidency. Even with that, in the health sector, it is the laboratories, theatres, and wards that will be exempted.

“In the educational sector, dormitories and restaurants are not included; it is just the lecture halls. We have classified these, and parliament is approving, so we can publish them,” he said

The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition further announced that it is urgently seeking 1.1 billion Ghana Cedis to purchase liquid fuel for power generation, as current fuel stocks are estimated to last only 2.6 days.

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