The Ministry of Energy has requested Parliament to suspend the controversial Ghana Energy Regulatory Authority Bill, which seeks to merge the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo). The proposed merger aims to create an independent Thermal Power Authority by consolidating the thermal plants of the Volta River Authority (VRA). […]
The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama has resigned. He is leaving the position after two years in office as managing director of the main electric power distributing company in Ghana. He has handed over his resignation letter to the board of the ECG and gave two weeks notice. […]
Staff groups of the Volta River Authority (VRA) have voiced their opposition to a draft bill proposing the merger of VRA with the Bui Power Authority. The proposal in question will also see the consolidation of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) with the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo), and the creation of an independent […]
The Minister of State at the Ministry of Energy, Mr Herbert Krapa, has charged the staff and management of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to expedite action on addressing the concerns of customers in order to win back their trust. He explained that when consumer complaints were not adequately and promptly addressed, it led […]
The Majority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu constituency in the Central Region, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has been appointed as the new chairman of the board of directors for the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). This follows the resignation of Herbert Krapa from the position. The appointment was confirmed in a letter dated July 16, […]
The Minister of Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, responding to an urgent question in Parliament on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, stated that the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has not undertaken a load-shedding exercise this year. Addressing the question, Mr. Prempeh, known as NAPO, mentioned that he had been scheduled to answer the question, which […]
The Electricity Company of Ghana’s (ECG) governing board has strongly objected to fines imposed by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) over the company’s failure to provide a load-shedding timetable. In a letter sent to PURC on April 17, legal representatives for the board argued that the Commission lacked the equivalent powers of the High […]
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has imposed a fine on members of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) board who served between January 1 and March 18, 2024. The fine, totaling five million, eight hundred and sixty-eight thousand Ghana cedis (GH₵5,868,000.00), comes as a consequence of the board’s violation of Regulation 39 of L.I. […]
The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has reduced its power supply to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), impacting electricity supply to consumers in parts of Tema, Kpone, Kpong and some areas in the Eastern Region. The amount of megawatts and the reasons for the reduction are, however, unclear. The ECG in two separate statements issued […]
The Ashanti Regional office of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has attributed power outages in some parts of the region to the vandalisation of the company’s pylons at Ejisu. A number of communities in the region, including Bekwai, Awiankwanta, Kumawu, Antoakrom, Manso Nkwanta, Jacobu Samfo-Aduam, Onwe, Besease, Asotwe, Abankro, Baworo, and its surrounding areas […]
JoyNews has confirmed that the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has defaulted once again on its fixed monthly energy purchase price with all Independent Power Producers(IPPs). This has sparked concerns about the possibility of a full-blown power crisis, also known as dumsor. President Akufo-Addo in his State of the Nation Address touted his ability to […]
The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, has issued a stern warning, indicating his readiness to organise a protest in the region against the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) due to the recent frequent power outages. Communities across the country, particularly in the Ashanti Region, have expressed frustration over the […]
