Accra: The Minister of Energy and Green Transition, Dr. John Abdulai Jinapor, highlighted a significant issue contributing to the shortage of electricity meters in Ghana, attributing it to contract commitments that exceeded the approved funding levels.
According to Ghana Web, Dr. Jinapor, addressing Parliament on Monday, March 16, 2026, stated that the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) board had approved contracts worth GHS3 billion in 2024. However, contracts exceeding GHS9 billion, including those related to meter supply, had already been awarded.
Dr. Jinapor explained that this situation resulted in a bottleneck in meter delivery, as the utility's revenue share was insufficient to meet its contractual obligations. He said, "It means that the revenue ECG was receiving as part of its cash waterfall allocation was not enough. As a result, some of these meter manufacturing companies, which had been awarded large contracts, were unable to meet demand."
The minister further noted that the shortage has impacted meter supply and installation across parts of the country. To mitigate the problem, the ministry has doubled ECG's monthly allocation from GHS30 million to GHS60 million, linking the funding to the company's revenue performance.
"If ECG wants to receive more than GHS60 million, it will have to improve its collections, because the more it collects, the more it gets," he explained. Dr. Jinapor assured Parliament that meters are now being supplied and that distribution is expected to improve, stating, "We are on course, and the meters will be made available."