Finance Minister Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam has criticized the management of Sunon Asogli Power Plant Limited for acting in “bad faith” by shutting down its production plant over the Electricity Company of Ghana’s (ECG) unpaid debt. The plant, a critical 560-megawatt power facility, halted operations due to ECG’s outstanding $259 million debt. The shutdown raises concerns about a potential return to “dumsor”—intermittent power outages—with serious economic impacts on the country. Dr. Amin Adam, speaking to the media at the close of the Annual IMF-World Bank Meetings in Washington, D.C., assured the public that a resolution is underway. He indicated that an agreement to settle the debt is expected to be signed within days, which would prevent further disruptions to Ghana’s power supply. Asogli submitted the final agreement for our review. We reviewed it and are fine with it except for one issue which led to the shutdown. So when the Ministry of Finance made the one-off payment to all ...