{
  "id": 2222715,
  "title": "‘Bear with the system’ – Energy Ministry says temporary power control room to be ready by September",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/bear-with-the-system-energy-ministry-says-temporary-power-control-2222715",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T20:19:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Joy Business",
    "slug": "joy-business",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/bear-with-the-system-energy-ministry-says-temporary-power-control-room-to-be-ready-by-september/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Ministry of Energy has announced that a temporary control room, designed to aid power evacuation, will be ready by the end of September, despite initial estimates placing its completion in August. Richmond Rockson, the Ministry's spokesperson, revealed this on JoyFM’s Top Story on Thursday, August 20. The revised timeline was reached after engineers and the Energy Minister decided to prioritize restoring power over constructing a permanent control facility. Rockson stated that the government had to make a critical choice following an incident that disrupted the country's power supply. Engineers recommended the temporary arrangement, which the Minister approved. This temporary structure, referred to by the Minister, is expected to be completed by September. Rockson explained that the absence of the switchyard currently operating the power system poses inherent risks, making it vulnerable to disturbances along the transmission line. He appealed to Ghanaians to bear with the system until the temporary facility is completed. Rockson assured that power stability had significantly improved since restoration following the April 30 incident. He also mentioned that the temporary arrangement allowed the country to continue evacuating power while the control room was being constructed.",
  "summary": "The Ministry of Energy has explained that the temporary control room being constructed to support power evacuation is expected to be completed by the end of September, despite an earlier timeline pointing to August.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Temporary control room leaves Ghana’s power system vulnerable — Energy Ministry",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/temporary-control-room-leaves-ghanas-power-system-vulnerable-energy",
        "published": "2026-08-20T18:54:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}