Frequent power trips alarming; urgent measures needed to prevent nationwide blackouts – Ben Boakye

Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), Ben Boakye, has raised concerns over the increasing frequency of nationwide power outages, warning that urgent measures are needed to prevent repeated disruptions to Ghana’s electricity supply.

The US is at a heightened risk of a catastrophic blackout that could last up to 18 months due to aging power grid infrastructure that takes agonizingly long to update and is potentially vulnerable to a precision weapon strike.