The President of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellent John Dramani Mahama has reiterated Government decisions of not privatizing ECG.
Explaining the policy in a dialogue with organized labour on March 17 2026, the president indicated that no job will be lost due private participation of ECG.
His Excellency continued that the policy would allow EGC to be responsible for selling out electricity to the private sector while the private sector will be in charge of billing and revenue collection, emphasing that the policy is not privatization.
“ECG will continue to procure, they will be responsible for the transformers, they will maintain the transformers, but they will have a bulk metering”, the President stated.
According to the President, the private sector participation in necessary to restore discipline , eliminate waste and improve efficiency.
He added that, in 2025 alone, it cost the taxpayer $1.5 billion to settle legacy debt within the energy sector, underscoring the scale of financial burden.
Debate on Private inclusion in ECE
Conversation around the privatization of Electricity Company of Ghana have been long standing, inviting diverse view from worker unions, civil society organizations through to the Ghanaian living on the street.
Many opinions against the inclusion of the private sector have cited the failed experiences like the Power Distribution Service, arguing that ECG is a strategic national assert tat should be under state control , emphazing that private participation often lead to job losses , tariff hike and negle of rural rural areas to maximize profit.
Also critics point to ECG being able to reform through internal measures like improve billing , fighting power theft and reduced political interference in its management rather than privatization.
However , Government maintain its position that it is not privatizing EGC rather implementing private sector participation to improve operational efficiency, billing and technical losses.
