The Ghana Food and Beverages Association (FABAG) has urged President John Dramani Mahama to implement urgent reforms at the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).
According to the association, the persistent increase in utility tariffs, despite ECG’s recurring financial losses, must be addressed as a matter of priority.
Speaking at a press conference on October 6, 2025, the Chairman of the association, John Awuni, said high cost of electricity is taking a heavy toll on businesses and Ghanaians at large.
“There shouldn’t be any tariff increment. Because there’s no amount of tariff increment that can solve the problems of ECG. There must be a reform, and that reform is aimed at reducing the technical and commercial losses to reasonable standards,” he said.
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The association also gave the government a 30-day ultimatum to set up a performance compact that will measure and improve the performance of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL).
“There’s no effort VRA or GRIDCo will make that can be realised. The inefficiencies in ECG will eat up all those ones, so there’s a need for reforms. Respectfully, we recommend a presidential compact for ECG and GWL,” he added.
He further called for a performance compact between the ECG, PURC, the Ministry of Finance, and the Energy Commission to swiftly see to this growing concern to safeguard the business space.
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