The Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Energy Committee, Collins Adomako-Mensah, has criticised the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) for what he describes as its silence amid recent power outages across the country.
His remarks follow recent disruptions in electricity supply in parts of the country, which the government has attributed to a fire outbreak at a Ghana Grid Company facility near the Akosombo Dam, as well as ongoing transformer upgrade works in several areas.
Speaking on Channel One News on May 2, 2026, Mr Adomako-Mensah said PURC, as a consumer protection body, should have addressed the situation publicly.
“I am surprised PURC is very quiet. This was the same PURC, which in 2024 sanctioned board members for failing to provide a timetable for a dysfunction causing disruption to the Ghanaian consumer,” he said.
“There have been fluctuations all over, and I am surprised to date PURC has not released any statement. That is quite surprising,” he added.
He argued that the regulator has a responsibility to communicate with consumers, particularly during periods of instability in power supply.
