The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Ashanti West Region, has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring a stable and uninterrupted power supply to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), one of Ghana’s foremost medical institutions.
This assurance comes as part of ECG’s broader mandate to support critical national infrastructure with dependable electricity to promote development and save lives.
Speaking during a formal engagement with the hospital’s leadership, the General Manager of ECG in the Ashanti West Region, Mr George Amoah, emphasised the indispensable role KATH plays in the country’s healthcare delivery system.
He stated unequivocally that the hospital’s operational reliability and life-saving capabilities are closely tied to the availability of stable electricity, and ECG is fully committed to making this a reality.
“Komfo Anokye is one of the key stakeholders that render essential services to millions of people, hence, our unwavering commitment to ensuring a stable power supply to the hospital”.
General Manager of ECG in the Ashanti West Region, Mr George Amoah
He stressed that ECG viewed the hospital as a priority customer, not only because of the magnitude of its services but also because of its impact on the lives of Ghanaians across several regions.
The meeting, which served to officially introduce the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Dr. Paa Kwasi Baidoo, to the ECG’s regional leadership, provided a platform for renewed collaboration between the two institutions.
Mr Amoah explained that ECG sees the relationship with KATH as more than transactional, describing it as a strategic partnership built on the shared goal of national development through quality service delivery.
He indicated that the ECG’s commitment to uninterrupted electricity supply to KATH is in line with its core mandate—to provide safe, reliable, and quality electricity services that underpin the country’s socioeconomic growth.
“Supplying Komfo Anokye with uninterrupted power is paramount. It’s not just a moral responsibility, but a national one, and ECG is mandated to do so”.
General Manager of ECG in the Ashanti West Region, Mr George Amoah
Mr Amoah further noted that ensuring the hospital’s energy needs are met is ECG’s way of contributing its quota to national development.
According to him, healthcare delivery, particularly in referral hospitals like KATH, cannot afford to be undermined by unstable electricity, especially when lives are on the line during surgical operations, intensive care, and other emergency interventions.
Appreciation for the Support
Receiving the assurance from ECG, Dr. Paa Kwasi Baidoo, the newly appointed CEO of KATH, expressed deep appreciation for the support ECG had extended to the hospital over the years.
He specifically commended ECG’s consistency in prioritizing the hospital’s power needs, especially during national grid disruptions or load-shedding exercises.
“KATH continues to benefit immensely from the improved and consistent power supply by ECG. We have witnessed firsthand how ECG ensures that our hospital is prioritised anytime there is a challenge with the national grid, and we are sincerely grateful.”.
Dr. Paa Kwasi Baidoo, CEO of KATH
He described the dependable power supply as a critical enabler in the hospital’s quest to deliver quality healthcare services to patients across the country.
Dr Baidoo assured ECG that under his leadership, KATH will deepen its cooperation with the power distributor to maintain a smooth and responsive relationship that safeguards the hospital’s service delivery.
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital is one of Ghana’s four teaching hospitals and serves as a major referral centre for 10 out of the country’s 16 regions.
As the second-largest teaching hospital in Ghana, it plays a pivotal role in training medical professionals and providing specialized healthcare to millions.
In recent years, healthcare facilities in Ghana have underscored the importance of reliable power supply to their operations. Hospitals rely heavily on electricity to power life-saving equipment, preserve medical supplies, and maintain essential services around the clock.
Any disruption in power supply can have severe implications, making the relationship between healthcare providers and power distributors a vital one.
The assurance given by ECG’s Ashanti West office, therefore, represents not only a gesture of institutional collaboration but a firm commitment to national service and public welfare.
It sets an example of how public utility providers can align their operations to support essential national institutions.
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