The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has taken over full control of electricity distribution business in the southern part of Ghana effective from today, Wednesday, October 23, 2019.

This follows the termination of the concession agreement between the Ghana Government and the Power Distribution Services.

ECG in a statement said: “The Electricity Company of Ghana Limited (ECG) has today, 23rd October, 2019 terminated Private Sector Participation Transaction Agreements with Power Distribution Services Ghana Limited (PDS). ECG has therefore assumed full operational and financial control of the electricity distribution business in the Southern Zone of Ghana with immediate effect. Consequently, all activities which were hitherto undertaken by PDS have reverted to ECG,”
Per the statement ECG will undertake the following:
• Metering
• Billing
• Distribution of bills
• Bill reconciliation
• Revenue collection
• New Service connections
• Disconnections and reconnections
• Faulty meter replacements
• Network faults and repairs
• Network Operations, Maintenance, Expansion and Rehabilitation
• Complaints and fault reporting to the call centres
• Any other related services

“Accordingly, all cheques issued in respect of power purchases and other related activities should be in the sole name of Electricity Company of Ghana Limited. All assets currently in the name of PDS [will] revert to ECG with immediate effect and will be rebranded in accordance with the decision over the next few weeks. ECG will continue to provide quality electricity services to our cherished customers and stakeholders,” the statement from ECG added.