«In our field of conducting high quality, independent research, we realised that in
the ECG concession, ownership remains with Government of Ghana.
Workers clad in red apparel, held placards with inscriptions such as «Stop
ECG concession», «private sector participation!
Not exact matches
The Government of Ghana is considering a
concession option for the
ECG by the middle of this year.
The National Secretary of the Junior Staff Union of the Electricity Company of Ghana,
ECG, Frank Adjetey Badu, says workers will not change their decision on government's planned
concession of
ECG.
Speaking at the first bidder's conference on
ECG - PSP
concession in Accra, Mr. Agyarko said even though over the years there have been investments in the power sector, there is the need to ensure the concessionaire is operating well to ensure reliable power supply in the country.
The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) has denied reports that the CH Group, pulled out of the
concession race due to inadequate information provided about the financial state of
ECG.
However, the decision has been met with stiff opposition from workers of
ECG who have claimed that the
concession will lead to the loss of jobs and high electricity tariffs.
But STRANEK in a statement said it «believes that the
concession of
ECG will create jobs, ensure that real tariff levels reduce over time for the power sector, introduce efficiencies in the operation of utilities, among others» adding: «Thus, the
concession is a good step in the right direction.»
It is for this and a plethora of other reasons we see the
concession of
ECG as timely, masterly, and a brilliant feat.