Ghana energy workers to hold nationwide action on September 29 — MyJoyOnline

Employees of the Electricity Company of Ghana will hold a nationwide peaceful demonstration in Ghana on September 29, 2026, against proposed private-sector participation in the company. This was reported by MyJoyOnline, citing a directive from the enterprise’s senior and junior staff unions.

Petition to the president

The action will take place in all of the company’s operational regions and will last from 8:00 to 16:00. It is part of the unions’ campaign against the proposed Private Sector Participation scheme.

After the demonstration, participants are to return to the assembly points for a briefing before the event concludes. The action is expected to culminate in the submission of a petition to President John Dramani Mahama. In the regions, the petition will be handed over to regional ministers for further consideration.

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Assembly points and coordination

In Accra, workers will gather in front of the Trades Union Congress building, while in Kumasi they will assemble near the ECG regional office at Airport Roundabout. In other regions, the respective regional offices of the company have been designated as assembly points. The unions promised to announce the demonstration routes later.

Preparations will be coordinated by committees at the national and regional levels. The Public Utility Workers Union has been assigned a leading role in organizing the event and, according to the unions, has officially notified the Inspector-General of Police about the planned event in accordance with Section 1(2) of the Public Order Act of 1994. Workers will also continue wearing red armbands until the next stage of the campaign is announced.