It looks like Dumsor will not be a thing of the past—after all.

The government is considering alternative power supplies and it seems, we need to push for that more as our hydro is becoming less and less reliable.

According to reports, the water level in the Akosombo Lake on Friday reached 238.57 feet or 72.716 metres on—which is far below the minimum required operating level of 240 feet or 73.15 metres.

Graphic reports that, “according to data from the Volta River Authority’s (VRA) website, the maximum operating level is 84.73 metres (278ft), while the minimum operating point is 73.15m (240ft).

The maximum water level ever recorded, the VRA said, was on November 2, 1974, registering 84.25metres (276.41ft), as against the minimum reported on June 12, 1984 with 71.86m (235.76ft).

The highest annual inflow ever reported was 3000m3/s in 1963, while the lowest was 288m3/s in 1983.

Currently, the VRA contributes 75 percent of the total generation in the country with its supply coming from hydro, thermal comprising Gas, Light Crude Oil and Distillate Fuel Oil fired plants, as well as Solar.

The Akosombo Lake enhances supply reliability, security and reduction of risk to inflow variability and fuel supply challenges.”

It is particularly interesting that even though we are being killed by rains—we cannot get enough in our damns to give us the needed power. One would expect that, the damn should be overflowing now but it’s below the minimum.