No Value For Money In ECG Sale
The Coalition Against the Sale of Electricity Company of Ghana (CASECG) is vehemently kicking against the sale of ECG, saying its financial standing is viable than the concessioner. Mr. Richard...
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Tarzan Disagrees With ECG Workers Over Privatization
The former Chief Executive Officer for the Volta River Authority (VRA) says he disagrees with the workers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) on their stand on the privatization of the company....
Why Does Privatization Scare Workers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG)?
Thursday, August 25, 2016 Folks, I have already made my voice heard on the woes of the ECG, especially any move by the government to privatize it so it can function more efficiently to help solve...
PUWU To Stage 3-Day Demo Over ECG Privatization
The Public Utilities Workers Union (PUWU), has declared a three-day demonstration nationwide beginning Wednesday, August 24, 2016. The demonstration according to PUWU, will last 3 hours each day from...
ECG Not Being Sold For $400m
Deputy Minister of Power, John Jinapor, has refuted allegations that government has put up the Electricity Company of Ghana for sale for US$400 million. “It is not true, it’s a big lie with no...
80% of Ghanaians Call For Privatisation of ECG
A recent survey by the African Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has revealed more than 80% of Ghanaians want the Electricity Company of Ghana to be privatised. Speaking to 3 FM about the need for...
Use ECG Prepaid Meter And Get Punished
The electricity company of Ghana in 2005 introduced the so called prepaid meter, and I hope everybody remember the reason they gave for its efficacy over the old billing system? They basically...
Mahama ‘Sitting on’ Dumsor Timetable – ECG Workers
Workers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have disclosed that they have prepared a new load-shedding timetable to enable consumers plan their activities to efficiently but President John...
Load Shedding Timetable Is a Hoax
The government has denied reports making the rounds that the electricity company of Ghana (ECG) has published a timetable for load shedding describing the post as a “hoax”.
The supposed load...
ECG Cuts Power to Ohene Djan Sports Stadium over GH¢240,000 of Unpaid Bills
Power supply to the Accra Sports Stadium has been cut by the Electricity Company of Ghana over unpaid bills.
The Accra Sports Stadium in 2015 owed the ECG bills worth GH¢240,000 and were placed on a...
Mahama to Privatize ECG
President Mahama has justified the need for the privatization of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) stating ECG is a problem that needs to be fixed.
Citing the privatization of Ghana’s...
The Government, Private Institutions and Individuals Owe the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) about GH¢1.6 Billion in Electricity Bills
The government, private institutions, and individuals owe the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) about GH¢1.6 billion in electricity bills as of 2014.
The acting Director of Finance of the ECG, Mr...
ECG Denies Sabotaging Government
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has denied claims by some members of government that it is sabotaging President John Mahama by over charging customers in electricity bills.
The majority chief...
69,000 Electricity Meters Disappears, Distributed through Political Influence
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) cannot currently account for more than 69,000 electricity meters believed to have been distributed through political influence. The Ashanti regional ECG Public...
ECG Staff Electrocuted, 2 Dead, 42 Others Injured
Two staff of the Electricity Company of Ghana died through electrocution while 42 others sustained various degrees of injuries as a result of the hazards associated with their work nationwide this...
21 People, including 7 Women Arrested in Kumasi for Illegal Electricity Connection
Twenty-one people, including seven women have been arrested in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi for illegal electricity connection.
The alleged power thieves were picked up in a swoop conducted...
Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Boss Sacked By President Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Robert Dwamena as acting Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).
A statement signed by the Chief of Staff, Prosper Bani, said the...
Parliament Approves Memorandum to Privatise ECG
Government has undertaken to privatize the Electricity Corporation of Ghana (ECG) as part of a condition to access the second compact of the Millennium Challenge Account worth over $500 million.
It...
Electricity Company of Ghana To Produce 1000 Megawatts of Power Using Tides Wave Technology at the Ada Estuary
With the help of a Swedish company, The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is working with to produce 1000 megawatts of power using the environmentally friendly tidal wave technology.
To this end,...