Energy and Green Transition Minister, John Jinapor, has instructed a newly inaugurated 7-member technical committee to engage with stakeholders within the power distribution sector and formulate a detailed plan for the privatization of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) within one month.
The committee, which includes energy experts and key stakeholders, will focus on strategies for transitioning ECG to private sector management with an emphasis on enhancing efficiency and service delivery.
Speaking after the committee’s inauguration, Mr. Jinapor clarified that the government is not selling ECG as part of this process.
“Let me assure the nation that, we have not decided to sell ECG, ours is to ensure that we get the private sector involved and we also want to emphasize local participation.
“We want this to be done in a transparent, effective and responsible way. The committee is supposed to consult all stakeholders including the workers, staff, Unions, consumers and those who matter.
“We have told them to complete all these exercises within one month. We want a very competitive and transparent process so that we can turn the sector around. The energy sector is bleeding and if nothing is done in the shortest possible time, the sector will collapse,” he stated.
