Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh
Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh , the Energy Minister has comprehensive review of the operational architecture of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) due to consistent losses at the company.
The review according to Opoku-Prempeh is critical to ensuring the robustness of the power provider.
The Energy Minister made the call after meeting with directors of the Electricity Company of Ghana on the current state of the company.
“A meeting earlier today with the with directors of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) at my instance, provided the opportunity for very honest and frank discussions on the current state of the Company,” he posted on Facebook.
“This meeting was crucial after I had earlier met the workers’ union of the company. In my remarks I noted the company’s not-too-desirable position as evident in graduated technical, commercial, system and collection losses demand deep reflections and urgent interventions by every worker.”
“I reminded the Directors that the company is more of a marketing company than an engineering one and as such consistent losses across their entire spectrum cannot be countenanced. I called for a comprehensive review of the company’s operational architecture, a key step to ensuring its robustness,” he added.
Opoku-Prempeh is optimistic with the right attitude, ECG can be well managed by Ghanaians.
“I strongly believe that with the right attitude, a deep sense of patriotism and the highest sense of professionalism, ECG can be managed competently by Ghanaians. Indeed, that will be another attestation of Ghanaian capability and can-do spirit.”
“Team work, dedication and hard work must remain the key principles to change the ECG narrative. I am hopeful that the assurances from the Directors are genuine and will be the beginning of a turnaround story,” he added.
