A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) communications team, Hamza Suhuyini, has defended the government’s handling of the Energy Sector Recovery Programme (ESRP).

He noted that the reforms under the Energy Sector Recovery Programme (ESRP) are on track and continue to deliver tangible results, despite criticism from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) over recent power challenges.

According to a report by channelonenewsonline.com, he made the remarks on
The Big Issue on Channel One TV on Saturday, May 2, 2026.

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Hamza Suhuyini rejected the claims, arguing that government has instead advanced all major pillars of the ESRP, including renegotiation of Independent Power Producer (IPP) contracts, revenue mobilisation reforms, and debt restructuring.

He said the renegotiation of IPP agreements alone had saved the country in excess of $250 million, describing it as evidence of continuity rather than abandonment of the programme.

“They claim that we abandoned their energy sector recovery plan. Did we? … Upon the assumption of office, we successfully renegotiated IPPs and saved this country in excess of $250 million,” he said.

Hamza Suhuyini also pointed to improvements in revenue mobilisation within the electricity distribution sector, noting that compliance with the cash waterfall mechanism had significantly strengthened the financial position of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).

He said ECG’s earnings had increased from about $900 million to $1.7 billion within a year, attributing the gains to stricter financial discipline under the current administration.

He further highlighted progress on legacy debts, stating that they had been restructured and reprofiled to 2028 to ease fiscal pressure on the State.

“In terms of the legacy debts, we have been able to renegotiate them, and today they have been reprofiled to 2028, giving the Government of Ghana room to be able to honour these debts within a four-year period,” he said.

Hamza Suhuyini argued that these interventions demonstrate full compliance with the ESRP and accused the NPP of misinterpreting the framework it originally championed.

“The press conference they organised is rather a demonstration of their own failure to understand the energy sector plan they were championing and are talking about today,” he said.

He added that the opposition’s criticism reflects a lack of appreciation of the complexities of energy sector reforms, insisting that government remains committed to stabilising and restructuring the power sector despite current challenges.

His comments come amid renewed debate over the state of Ghana’s power sector, with the NPP accusing the John Dramani Mahama-led government of abandoning the recovery framework initiated under the previous administration.

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