By Gloria Amoh
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Deputy Minister for Energy, Herbert Krapa, as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).
This follows the resignation of the previous chairman, Keli Gadzekpo, on Tuesday, March 26.
Mr. Keki Gadzeko, who had chaired the electricity company since his appointment in 2017 by then Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko, resigned from his role in a letter addressed to President Akufo-Addo.
His resignation will take effect on Tuesday, April 9, 2024.
The latest development comes at a time when Ghana’s energy sector is facing some challenges, with the Electricity Company of Ghana being chastised for its inability to keep the power on consistently.
Also, the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has directed the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to present to it a comprehensive report of its operations in relation to tariff revenue allocation, regulatory audit data, and operational matters, among others, by the close of April 2, 2024.
With PURC orders, the ECG has until the close of March 27 to publish a load management timetable.
But the first order demanding that the ECG pay all power producers under the water cashfall mechanism expired on Monday, March 25th, without the ECG adhering to the directive.
Many Ghanaians are asking the government to intervene or fill out timetable to help them plan their activities well.
