Ghanaian MP calls for broader consultations on private sector participation in ECG
Ghanaian member of parliament and member of the parliamentary energy committee Collins Adomako-Mensah has called for broader consultations before a final decision is made on private sector participation in the state-owned Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). He stressed that all stakeholders should be given an opportunity to express their views.
Position of the parliamentary minority
Adomako-Mensah said that the parliamentary minority generally supports involving private companies in the retail segment of ECG's operations. According to him, this could improve the company's efficiency, including the collection of payments for consumed electricity.
The MP noted that ECG's historical problems included technical and commercial losses. He linked commercial losses primarily to difficulties in collecting payments for supplied electricity. This was reported by MyJoyOnline.
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The committee report has not been made public
At the same time, Adomako-Mensah acknowledged that ECG has recently improved its performance without private participation. In his view, this raises the question of whether there is a need to involve the private sector in areas where the company is already operating more efficiently.
The MP also said that the government had established a committee to examine the terms of the proposed arrangement. The committee submitted a report to the president, but the document has not yet been made public, and members of the parliamentary energy committee do not have access to it. The discussion concerns possible private participation in ECG and the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo); concerns about this were voiced by the Ghana Trades Union Congress.
