The General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress, Honorable Fifi Fiavi Kwetey has criticized the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) for its perceived complicity and disregard for citizen welfare.
Mr Kwetey in a scathing critique, bemoaned the Electricity Company of Ghana’s continuous refusal to provide a load-shedding timetable amidst the ongoing power rationing in the country which he noted has exacerbated the hardships faced by Ghanaian citizens.
Describing the ruling New Patriotic Party’s administration’s management of the power crisis as “appalling”, Mr Kwetey accused the country’s power distribution company of engaging in a continuous spin and blatant disrespect towards citizens’ struggles.
The absence of a clear load-shedding timetable, according to Kwetey, underscores the New Patriotic Party administration’s disregard for the basic needs of the Ghanaian populace, painting a picture of an administration out of touch with the realities faced by its people.
“ECG’s continuous spin and refusal to provide a load-shedding timetable show blatant disrespect for citizens’ struggles. This administration’s disregard for people’s needs is evident, and its reluctance to address the crisis is deeply troubling”
Honorable Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, NDC’s General Secretary
Furthermore, the former Member of Parliament for Ketu South in the Volta Region emphasized that the people of Ghana deserve better, by echoing the sentiments of countless citizens grappling with the daily disruptions caused by power outages.
He asserted that that the Electricity Company of Ghana’s reluctance to address the crisis is deeply troubling and indicative of a broader pattern of neglect towards essential public services in the country.
ECG Urged to Assert Autonomy Amid Ghana’s Power Crisis
In a direct appeal to the leadership of the Electricity Company of Ghana, the opposition party’s chief scribe urged the utility provider to assert its autonomy and prioritize its commitment to service over political considerations.
He particularly urged the board and the Chief Executive Officer of the Electricity Company of Ghana to heed the advice of its regulatory body, the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) and other key stakeholders in the industry to provide a load-shedding timetable for its customers.
By issuing a load-shedding timetable, Mr Kwetey posited that the Electricity Company of Ghana would demonstrate its dedication to transparency, accountability, and customer service, while also liberating itself from the perceived direct political manipulation.
He also called for immediate and concrete action by the ruling government to address the country’s ongoing power crisis.
Meanwhile, the Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC) has indicated that the Electricity Company of Ghana’s (ECG) attribution of power outages during peak hours to transformer faults is inaccurate.
The utility regulatory body in a statement argued that after analyzing a data submitted by the Electricity Company of Ghana, it discovered that only 3 out of the 647 outage incidents that occurred between 7 pm and 11 pm from January up until March 18, 2024 were relating to transformers overload.
The Public Utility Regulatory Commission further stated that its analyses also showed that the majority of the outages that resulted between 7 pm to 11 pm from January up until March 18, 2024 were as a result of load management operations by GRIDCo and faults unrelated to overloaded transformers.
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