Expert warns ECG could lose market due to inefficiency …calls for de-politicizing management amid privatization debate
Kodzo Yaotse, Policy Lead for Petroleum and Conventional Energy at ACEP, has raised concerns about the performance of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). He suggests that if there were competition in the power distribution sector, ECG According to Yaotse, if there were competitors in the power distribution market, ECG might have already lost its customer base due to inefficiency. Yaotse criticized ECG's self-reform efforts as ineffective and pointed out the ongoing difficulties between the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) and ECG as evidence of the government's challenges in regulating its entities. He suggested, "To find more sustainable solutions, we...