Gov’t Clarifies: No Sale of ECG—Private Sector to Boost Power, Not Take Over!
The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has answered questions from the Public Utilities Workers’ Union (PUWU) about how the Transaction Advisor for the Private Sector Participation (PSP) in the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) was chosen.
The Ministry made it clear in a press release that the Cabinet, led by President John Dramani Mahama, approved the Private Sector Participation in ECG in April 2025. This was part of a larger plan to improve billing and revenue collection, service delivery, and reduce the company’s overall technical and commercial losses.
The Ministry said that ECG’s overall performance has gotten a lot better since January 2025, but there are still big problems with operations and finances. If these problems aren’t fixed, they said, they will keep hurting the company’s ability to stay in business and the stability of Ghana’s power sector.
The Ministry made it clear that “the Government of Ghana does not want to sell ECG and will not.” The ministry says that the approved PSP framework is not a divestiture. Instead, it means using the skills of private sector professionals in a planned way through a number of concession agreements to help and improve certain parts of the company’s operations.
The Ministry said it would keep talking to PUWU in an open and helpful way to deal with the Union’s concerns. It asked for calm and restraint while the talks went on in good faith. The Ministry said that choosing a transaction advisor is just a technical and procedural step to set up the PSP framework and does not mean that ECG is being sold.
It showed that the government is still committed to protecting workers’ rights, making ECG stronger, and making sure that all Ghanaians have access to a reliable, efficient, and long-lasting power sector.
