Investment Times

The staff groups of the Volta River Authority (VRA) have expressed strong opposition to a proposed merger involving the VRA, Bui Power Authority, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), and the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo). The proposal also seeks to establish an independent Thermal Power Authority by separating VRA’s thermal plants. The VRA staff believe that the merger is a covert attempt to lease the authority to cronies. Theophilus Tetteh Ahia, Chairman of the Senior Staff Association of VRA, emphasized that the groups will take all legal measures to prevent the merger from happening. "We are Ghanaians and significant...