ECG assumes full control of power distribution

• Posted on October 23, 2019October 23, 2019
• by Nana Kwesi Coomson
• Comment

The Electricity Company of Ghana has announced that it has taken full control of power distribution as it terminates its contract with Power Distribution Services (PDS).

Consequently, all activities which were hitherto undertaken by PDS have reverted to ECG.

In a statement announcing the takeover, ECG said all stakeholders and customers should, therefore, engage it in their normal business activities and not the PDS. 

Below is the statement from ECG. 

“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,” ECG said in a statement.

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,”