Management of the Northern Electricity Distribution Company of the Volta River Authority (NEDco-VRA) has served notice that the company is at the verge of collapse largely due to power theft. The company’s Corporate Communications Director, Maxwell Kotoka brought this to the fore at a news conference in Tamale where he disclosed that 45 percent of … Read more
Management of the Northern Electricity Distribution Company of the Volta River Authority (NEDco-VRA) has served notice that the company is at the verge of collapse largely due to power theft. The company’s Corporate Communications Director, Maxwell Kotoka brought this to the fore at a news conference in Tamale where he disclosed that 45 percent of … Read more
Power supplies haven taken a fresh hit in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, with authorities Saturday accusing the rival Palestinian Authority of blocking fuel payments to Egypt from going through banks. The electricity authority said two of the three generators at Gaza’s only power plant were offline because “the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah stopped all the … Read more
The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) has shortlisted six applicant companies under the concession for the Private Sector Participation (PSP) in the electricity distribution of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). The companies are to bid for the ECG PSP concession and the preferred selected concessionaire would be tasked to make investment designed to reduce technical, … Read more
The Minister for Energy, Boakye Agyarko has underscored the need for the sustainable management of the state power company to forestall a total collapse. He was speaking at the first Bidders’ Conference on the concession for the Private Sector Participation (PSP) in the electricity distribution business of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). The Bidders’ … Read more
The Minister for Energy, Boakye Agyarko has underscored the need for sustainable management of the state power company to forestall a total collapse. He was speaking at the first Bidders’ Conference on the concession for the Private Sector Participation (PSP) in the electricity distribution business of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). The Bidders’ Conference … Read more
The first Bidders’ Conference on the concession for the Private Sector Participation (PSP) in the electricity distribution business of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has been held in Accra. The ECG PSP transaction is one of five activities under the ECG Financial and Operational Turnaround Project funded through the Ghana Power Compact. The event, … Read more
I don’t know who wrote the summary of France’s May 2017 election of President Emmanuel Macron and the transition time and selection of Ministers! It is beautiful! There are lessons for Ghana! France, a wealthy nation can have elections and within a week or two have all Ministers (only 22) appointed, from different parties, and … Read more
Staff of energy distribution company, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have refuted government’s claim that its debt keeps worsening on a daily basis. The Public Utilities Workers Union of TUC Ghana has expressed shock and regret at what they described as “unfortunate” the statement by Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko featured in the May 15 … Read more
The Public Utility Workers Union (PUWU) of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has expressed worry about the silence of government over the privatization of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). According to the Union, the long delay on the part of government concerning the consultation process on the ECG privatization creates the impression that the … Read more
The Public Utility Workers Union (PUWU) of the Trade Union Congress, Ghana has called on government to expedite action on the proposed dialogue with key stakeholders on the planned concession arrangement of Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). The dialogue will solicit ideas that will sufficiently affect the positive decisions that will inure to the benefit … Read more
The Public Utility Workers Union (PUWU), has lambasted the US Ambassador to Ghana, Robert Jackson, for claiming that it was too late to renegotiate the Millennium Compact II which seeks to privatize parts of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). PUWU further accused the US Ambassador of “tacitly blackmailing” the government of Ghana into implementing the compact. … Read more
Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC) says it still maintain its stance against a government decision to privatise the Ghana Electricity Company (ECG), since such transfers had not benefitted the country. ISODEC is against Ghana Power Compact II deal, which seeks to hand over the country’s power system that is currently in a crisis to the … Read more
A concerned citizen who is fighting against the privatization of Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has petitioned the US Ambassador to investigate what he says are ‘unethical’ and ‘unlawful’ acts in the whole deal involving the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA). According to Richard Asante Yeboah, there is no transparency in the proposed Private Sector Participation … Read more
A leading member of the Coalition of Civil Society Organisations kicking against the concession of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Mr. Richard Asante-Yeboah has written to the US embassy for it to look into what he says are unethical acts in the ongoing private participation in the ECG. In a letter dated 20th September … Read more
A suitable environment for businesses to succeed remains an important precursor to economic growth and ultimately the improvement of living standards. At a UN forum held in 2015, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed the relevance of the role of the private sector in the realization of the newly-adopted SDGs which essentially support sustainable development, reduction … Read more
The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has urged the government of Ghana to pursue its agenda of introducing reforms to the management of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to make it more efficient. In a statement, ACEP stressed the importance of private sector participation and urged government “not to reverse its pursuit of … Read more
A member of the opposition New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) communications team, Saaka Salia, has sued the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) over the planned concession of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), arguing that MiDA is not fit to participate in concession arrangement for the ECG as an adviser. Mr. Salia has argued that, MIDA is … Read more
An advocate for the protection of public property has filed a suit at the high court seeking to stop the proposed Private Sector Participation (PSP) in Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Limited. The plaintiff, Saaka Salia of Kotobabi, Accra, wants the court to restrain the government from taking steps to allow private participation in the … Read more
Out of the over 60 companies that expressed interest in the Private Sector Participation (PSP) in the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) has shortlisted six, out of which one will eventually be selected as the concessionaire. Two of the companies are consortiums while the remaining four are bidding individually. The … Read more