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The Global Watch: Ghana’s electricity crisis
Manage episode 424077654 series 3361753
Power cuts are expected to last at least another three weeks in parts of Ghana because of a shortage of supplies from Nigeria. A statement from the state power firm said a temporary shutdown for maintenance works at an unnamed Nigerian gas supplier was to blame.
Ghanaians have endured years of regular power shortages and they even have their own nickname - "dumsor" - which means "on and off" in the Akan language. Power demand has steadily increased over the past two decades, partly due to rapid urbanisation and population growth.
Guest: Dr. Naaborle Sackeyfio, Associate Professor, Global and Intercultural Studies at Miami University
9116 episodes
Manage episode 424077654 series 3361753
Power cuts are expected to last at least another three weeks in parts of Ghana because of a shortage of supplies from Nigeria. A statement from the state power firm said a temporary shutdown for maintenance works at an unnamed Nigerian gas supplier was to blame.
Ghanaians have endured years of regular power shortages and they even have their own nickname - "dumsor" - which means "on and off" in the Akan language. Power demand has steadily increased over the past two decades, partly due to rapid urbanisation and population growth.
Guest: Dr. Naaborle Sackeyfio, Associate Professor, Global and Intercultural Studies at Miami University
9116 episodes
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