Accra: Mr John Abdulai Jinapor, Minister of Energy and Green Transition, has called for greater efficiency, financial discipline and customer-focused service delivery in Ghana's electricity distribution sector. He made the call at the launch of ECG's 2025-2029 Corporate Strategy in Accra.
According to Ghana News Agency, Mr Jinapor stated that the Electricity Company of Ghana's (ECG) 2025-2029 Corporate Strategy signalled a renewed commitment to modernising the distribution sub-sector and strengthening financial sustainability. The strategy is designed to improve efficiency, ensure financial viability, and build a customer-centred utility capable of supporting national development.
The Minister highlighted the critical moment facing Ghana's power sector as electricity demand continues to grow due to economic expansion, urbanisation, and the emergence of new industries. He noted that the global transition towards sustainable and clean energy requires innovative approaches and stronger reforms within the sector. Mr Jinapor stressed that electricity tariff adjustments should be viewed in the context of ensuring sustainability rather than attributing them solely to external conditions such as the International Monetary Fund programme.
Mr Jinapor urged ECG to intensify efforts to improve revenue mobilisation, reduce system losses, and enhance service delivery. He also mentioned that the government is considering new approaches to revenue assurance, including private sector participation in revenue collection under arrangements guaranteeing agreed targets. The Minister emphasised the necessity for government institutions to pay their electricity bills to support the financial stability of the sector.
He further disclosed that the government is collaborating with the Ministry of Finance to support the procurement and installation of approximately 1,500 transformers to replace obsolete and overloaded equipment across the electricity distribution network. The deployment of these transformers is expected to begin from the end of March and may cause temporary service interruptions but will ultimately improve reliability and reduce localised outages.
Mr Julius Kpekpena, Acting Managing Director of ECG, noted that strategic planning has guided the company's operations since 1988 and has been crucial in responding to the evolving challenges of electricity distribution. He acknowledged that despite improvements under the previous strategy, ECG continues to face operational and financial challenges, such as inadequate revenue collection, high system losses, and increasing upstream costs.
Mr Kpekpena said that reforms introduced in 2025 aimed to stabilise operations and strengthen financial discipline, including strengthening regulatory compliance, deploying enterprise-wide digital systems, and introducing initiatives to enhance revenue mobilisation and system reliability. These measures have resulted in a 40 percent increase in revenue collection, a 50 percent reduction in overhead costs at the headquarters, and the adoption of an enterprise resource planning system to support integrated operations.
Dr William Amuna, Board Chairman of ECG, remarked that the new strategy would provide the policy framework to guide management decisions, resource allocation, and institutional accountability over the next five years. He called for strong revenue assurance systems to ensure that electricity supplied translates into revenue collected. Dr Amuna also emphasised infrastructure modernisation, improved use of technology, and enhanced engagement with customers and stakeholders. He urged all parties involved to support the implementation of the strategy to strengthen ECG's role in delivering reliable electricity services to support national development.