Ing. Koffi’s remarks come at a time when conversations about energy security and power reliability have resurfaced amid ongoing power outages across the country.

Speaking in an interview with Umaru Sanda Amadu on Face to Face on Channel One TV, Ing. Koffi described the Akosombo plant as the backbone of the national power grid, noting that the country’s entire electricity system depends heavily on it.

“I always tell people that Akosombo [power plant] is the heart of this nation. Without Akosombo [power plant], you cannot run a system; the lights cannot stay on. Without Akosombo, when we have a system collapse and the country goes down, you need Akosombo to come back online, stabilise, before you can start any machine.

“Even Kpone [thermal power station] or start any thermal machine, because that is how it is, it regulates; that is the plant that regulates the system. Akosombo can never be forgotten, it’s the base, it’s big,” he said.

He explained that even other plants, such as Kpong or thermal units, rely on Akosombo to restart after a national power outage, describing it as the regulator of Ghana’s electricity network.

“Akosombo [power plant] can give you at least 160/170 megawatts out of each machine. Right now, the maximum output is 1,020 megawatts,” he stated.