The Institute for Energy Security’s (IES) Executive Director, Nana Amoasi VII, has declared that there is currently insufficient leadership in the energy sector.

He is thus arguing in favor of the appointment of a new leader to deal with the continuing issues.

A planned schedule to handle these disruptions has been widely demanded by Ghanaians as a result of the nation’s recent struggles with frequent power outages.

No appreciable progress has been made in spite of the Public Utilities and Regulatory Commission’s (PURC) orders for the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to produce such a schedule.

Nana Amoasi VII expressed his displeasure with the current Energy Minister’s performance in an interview with Umaru Sanda Amadu on Citi FM’s Eyewitness News on Monday, April 22. He suggested that the minister be relieved of his duties because he is not qualified for the position.

He deemed it unacceptable and intolerable and denounced the Minister for allegedly showing disrespect for the concerns of Ghanaians.

“Today the power sector or the energy sector appears shepherdless. You don’t see a leader who is standing up to the issues, accepting them as they are and seeking to address them while calling for cooperation from Ghanaians.

“We have been asking for a timetable for quite a long time. The PURC intervened as an arbiter between the utilities and consumers and asking the ECG to provide one unfortunately the Minister of Energy [tells] all of us including the PURC to produce a timetable if we need one and why will we wish the country evil by asking for a load shedding timetable.”

“Today it is very unfortunate, and I think it is time we have a new leader probably for the energy sector. But as we speak there is no shepherd….He [Energy Minister] must be relieved to concentrate on any agenda he is bidding for. He must be relieved of his post. It is becoming too much,” he stated.