{
  "id": 2201486,
  "title": "Parliament must summon GRIDCo, Energy Minister over recurring blackouts – Adomako-Mensah",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/parliament-must-summon-gridco-energy-minister-over-recurring",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T18:56:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/parliament-must-summon-gridco-energy-minister-over-recurring-blackouts-adomako-mensah/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Deputy Ranking Member of Parliament’s Energy Committee, Collins Adomako-Mensah, is demanding that Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) and the Energy Minister appear before Parliament to discuss recurring nationwide power outages. This request comes following the second major blackout within a month, which occurred on Thursday morning. Adomako-Mensah, in an interview on Joy FM’s Top Story, emphasized the seriousness of the outages' frequency and called for Parliament to convene an emergency session on Monday to question GRIDCo and the Minister. He noted that while power was restored quickly after both incidents, the repeated disruptions clearly indicate a problem within the power system that Parliament must investigate. Additionally, Adomako-Mensah revealed that the Energy Committee has not received the full report on the previous outage, despite GRIDCo stating they had submitted it to the Minister. The committee has only seen comments on social media and news platforms, limiting their ability to independently evaluate the report's findings. When GRIDCo appeared before the committee regarding an earlier audit report, members questioned the company about its findings. GRIDCo claimed the report had been submitted to the Minister and ruled out sabotage as the cause of the earlier incident. However, Adomako-Mensah stressed that the lack of access to the full report makes it difficult for Parliament to assess the root causes of the disruptions and verify if the recommended solutions have been applied. The urgency of this issue has increased following the latest blackout, which affected multiple regions across the country. Adomako-Mensah stressed that reliable electricity is vital for Ghanaian businesses, households, and essential services, making the recurring outages a concern for all Ghanaians.",
  "summary": "The Deputy Ranking Member of Parliament’s Energy Committee, Collins Adomako-Mensah, is calling for the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) and the Energy Minister to appear before Parliament to explain the recurring nationwide power outages.",
  "key_points": [
    "Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) and Energy Minister to appear before Parliament.",
    "Second blackout in a month highlights recurring power outages.",
    "Energy Committee lacks full report on previous outage."
  ],
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        "published": "2026-08-20T18:56:13.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}