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'''Dumso''' ('''Dumsɔ''') is a popular [[Ghanaian]] term used to describe persistent electric [[power outage]]s which has resulted due to the insufficient power production to meet the population growth of the country. Insufficient power supply means that a load shedding exercise is carried out daily by the [[Ghana Grid Company]] and [[Electricity Company of Ghana]].<ref name="graphic1">{{cite web | url=http://graphic.com.gh/features/features/21105-ghana-s-power-crisis-what-about-renewable-energy.html | title=Ghana’s power crisis: What about renewable energy? | publisher=graphic.com.gh | date=10 April 2014 | accessdate=8 February 2015 | author=Agbenyega, E.}}</ref> The term started gaining prominence in 2009 when water levels of the Akosombo dam dropped significantly which consequently led to a load shedding exercise due to the reduced generation capacity of the country's main hydro-electric dam. |
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The load shedding exercise has since continued and has plunged the country into a major power crisis.{{cn|date=February 2015}} |
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== Usage == |
== Usage == |
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The word has been used by the general public in Ghana {{which|date=February 2015}} in expressing anger at and disappointment in authorities of the NDC Government.{{According to whom|date=February 2015}} It has also gained popularity via social media websites such as [[Twitter]] and [[Facebook]] with the hashtag #Dumsor. The term is a compound word generated from two Akan ( a language spoken |
The word has been used by the general public in Ghana {{which|date=February 2015}} in expressing anger at and disappointment in authorities of the NDC Government.{{According to whom|date=February 2015}} It has also gained popularity via social media websites such as [[Twitter]] and [[Facebook]] with the hashtag #Dumsor. The term is a compound word generated from two Akan ( a language spoken widely in Ghana) words '''dum''' (to turn off or quench) and '''sɔ'''(to turn on or to light). In 2015, [[John Mahama]] used the word in a state visit to [[Germany]] while talking with [[Angela Merkel]], he indicated he has been nicknamed "Mr. Dumsor" due to the power crisis, where he attributed it to Nigeria for not supplying gas as required to Ghana through the [[West Africa Gas Pipeline]].<ref name="graphic2">{{cite web | url=http://graphic.com.gh/news/politics/37330-i-ve-been-named-mr-dumsor-in-ghana-prez-mahama-tells-ghanaians-in-germany.html | title=I’ve been named ‘Mr Dumsor’ in Ghana – Prez Mahama tells Ghanaians in Germany | publisher=graphic.com.gh | date=21 January 2015 | accessdate=8 February 2015 | author=Obour, Samuel K.}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 22:07, 17 February 2015
Dumso (Dumsɔ) is a popular Ghanaian term used to describe persistent electric power outages which has resulted due to the insufficient power production to meet the population growth of the country. Insufficient power supply means that a load shedding exercise is carried out daily by the Ghana Grid Company and Electricity Company of Ghana.[1] The term started gaining prominence in 2009 when water levels of the Akosombo dam dropped significantly which consequently led to a load shedding exercise due to the reduced generation capacity of the country's main hydro-electric dam. The load shedding exercise has since continued and has plunged the country into a major power crisis.[citation needed]
Usage
The word has been used by the general public in Ghana [which?] in expressing anger at and disappointment in authorities of the NDC Government.[according to whom?] It has also gained popularity via social media websites such as Twitter and Facebook with the hashtag #Dumsor. The term is a compound word generated from two Akan ( a language spoken widely in Ghana) words dum (to turn off or quench) and sɔ(to turn on or to light). In 2015, John Mahama used the word in a state visit to Germany while talking with Angela Merkel, he indicated he has been nicknamed "Mr. Dumsor" due to the power crisis, where he attributed it to Nigeria for not supplying gas as required to Ghana through the West Africa Gas Pipeline.[2]
References
- ^ Agbenyega, E. (10 April 2014). "Ghana's power crisis: What about renewable energy?". graphic.com.gh. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ Obour, Samuel K. (21 January 2015). "I've been named 'Mr Dumsor' in Ghana – Prez Mahama tells Ghanaians in Germany". graphic.com.gh. Retrieved 8 February 2015.