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John Jinapor, the Minister-Designate for Energy, has emphasized that the only practical way to enhance the Electricity Company of Ghana’s (ECG) operations and increase income production is to involve the private sector.
His remarks come after President John Dramani Mahama declared on January 8th that talks over the possible privatization of Ghana’s power distribution are still in progress.
President Mahama listed a number of ongoing issues with ECG, such as operational inefficiencies, poor service delivery, and financial mismanagement, as the main justifications for looking into private sector involvement in the industry.
Jinapor stressed the importance of resolving these concerns in an interview with Eyewitness News, saying that he intends to begin developing an open framework for the suggested reforms prior to his official swearing-in.
In order to strengthen ECG’s system and operations, he reaffirmed that the private sector must be included.
“We don’t even want to wait until I am sworn in. We want to, as a technical team, work with some consultants with the World Bank and IMF to transparently determine the framework for how we are going to engage in the private sector.
“Especially with the billing and collection. It is either we set good KPIs go through a competitive tender process and get the best so that we can improve the systems at ECG. The truth is that we have no alternative but to involve the private sector. Where we have gotten to, it is the only option available,” Mr Jinapor added.
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
