{"id":141141,"date":"2015-08-06T11:24:30","date_gmt":"2015-08-06T11:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=141141"},"modified":"2015-08-06T14:36:30","modified_gmt":"2015-08-06T14:36:30","slug":"scientific-dumsor-report-see-which-areas-enjoy-or-suffer-most","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/08\/scientific-dumsor-report-see-which-areas-enjoy-or-suffer-most\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientific Dumsor report: See which areas enjoy or suffer most"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ask someone in Cantonments about\u00a0dumsor\u00a0and they might respond, \u201cWhat is\u00a0dumsor?\u201d And it won\u2019t be just because he or she is a foreign diplomat unfamiliar with the local slang for erratic power supply. It could also be because residents of Cantonments hardly experience the energy crisis popularly called “dumsor,” unlike residents of, say, Chorkor.<\/p>\n

As Ghanaians continue to endure crippling power cuts, everyone has a\u00a0dumsor\u00a0story\u2014loss of business, unemployment, undone homework, unplanned pregnancy, and so on. Every now and then, people report the situation is getting better or worse\u2014depending on where they live.\u00a0 So, until now, the big picture has been dark. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Dumsor Report<\/i>\u00a0is the first scientific analysis of load-shedding patterns as experienced by consumers. Researchers selected respondents from 32 areas of Accra (based on ECG\u2019s last published schedule) to report each time their power went on or off between April 28 to May 11, 2015. Analysis of the data shows the following results:<\/p>\n