The Ministry of Energy has rejected claims that Ghana is facing a power generation deficit, describing the assertion as misleading and not reflective of the realities of the country’s electricity system.

In a rejoinder issued by the Ministry’s spokesperson, Richmond Rockson, the government argued that the analysis underpinning the claim relies on a static interpretation of data and fails to account for the dynamic nature of power system operations.

According to the statement, electricity supply is managed in real time to respond to fluctuations in demand and generation, making it inaccurate to draw broad conclusions from isolated data points.

The Ministry maintained that Ghana’s installed generation capacity estimated at just under 6,000 megawatts significantly exceeds peak demand, which ranges between 4,300 and 4,400 megawatts.

It said this indicates the absence of a structural generation shortfall.

It further explained that system operators routinely employ measures such as dispatch optimisation, fuel switching and reserve deployment to balance supply and demand, noting that these are standard operational practices rather than indicators of system failure.

Addressing recent power disruptions, the Ministry attributed the situation to a temporary loss of capacity from the Akosombo system following a fire incident, stressing that restoration efforts are already underway and a substantial portion of the lost capacity has been recovered.

Looking ahead, the statement disclosed that government has approved nearly 1,000 megawatts of additional generation capacity and is in the process of procuring a 200-megawatt battery storage system to enhance grid stability and manage peak demand.

The Ministry also noted that interventions are ongoing to address bottlenecks within the distribution network.

It concluded that Ghana’s current power challenges are largely linked to reserve margins and distribution constraints rather than a lack of generation capacity, urging the public to treat claims of a generation deficit with caution.