The dean of the Graduate School at the Ghana Technology University College, Dr Francis Boateng Agyenim, has warned government to be careful with the concessionaire to be selected for the management of the Electricity Cooperation.He said government should be guided by the Ghana Water Company experience where Aqua Vitens Rand Ltd was brought in under a management contract, but it eventually failed to perform satisfactorily.
“So the government should be very, very careful in bringing in investors who are only going to end up possibly, charging us more and delivering very, very little and using the same facilities as we have,” Dr Agyenim said on 3FM’s Sunrise Monday.
Workers of the ECG who are a part of the Public Utility Workers Union hace opposed the concession that will see ECG’s management being leased to a private entity for the next 30 years.
The workers have in recent weeks embarked on a series of demonstrations and strike across the country to push government to back down on the concession plan, which they say will result in laying off of staff. data-medium-file=https://i0.wp.com/3news.com/files/uploads/2016/05/ECG.jpg?fit=300,180 data-large-file=https://i0.wp.com/3news.com/files/uploads/2016/05/ECG.jpg?fit=564,338 />
The dean of the Graduate School at the Ghana Technology University College, Dr Francis Boateng Agyenim, has warned government to be careful with the concessionaire to be selected for the management of the Electricity Cooperation.
He said government should be guided by the Ghana Water Company experience where Aqua Vitens Rand Ltd was brought in under a management contract, but it eventually failed to perform satisfactorily.
“So the government should be very, very careful in bringing in investors who are only going to end up possibly, charging us more and delivering very, very little and using the same facilities as we have,” Dr Agyenim said on 3FM’s Sunrise Monday.
Workers of the ECG who are a part of the Public Utility Workers Union hace opposed the concession that will see ECG’s management being leased to a private entity for the next 30 years.
The workers have in recent weeks embarked on a series of demonstrations and strike across the country to push government to back down on the concession plan, which they say will result in laying off of staff.
The Ministry of Energy has denied claims by minority in Parliament that the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) is planning to increase electricity tariffs without proper procedure.
The minority spokesperson on energy, Adam Mutawakilu, who made the allegation on behalf of his side, also said the government of sidestepping the laws of the country and meddling in the affairs of the PURC.
A statement signed by the Head of Communications at the Energy Ministry, Nana Damoah stated, the issues raised by the minority spokesperson are false.
“We however wish to underline the fact that this allegation is false and that the Minority and Mr. Mutawakilu are either being dishonest in this matter or were not diligent at all in their search for information,” he said.
“As a Minority, they have a myriad of means available to them to get information when needed. Mr. Mutawakilu could have checked personally at either PURC or the Ministry if he had been minded to do so.”
The ministry also debunked assertions that the PURC is contemplating an increment in electricity tariffs, adding, the PURC only has plans of reviewing tariffs which does not necessarily translate into an increment.
According to the ministry, there has been no such thing as ‘meddling’ on the part of the ministry and government since all procedures were adhered to.
He pointed out that the PURC is mandated by law to examine approved rates for the utility services, adding that the Energy Ministry did nothing wrong by presenting a proposal to the commission for a review.
Source: 3news.com |Ghana
The Ministry of Energy has denied claims by minority in Parliament that the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) is planning to increase electricity tariffs without proper procedure. The minority spokesperson on energy, Adam Mutawakilu, who made the allegation on behalf of his side, also said the government of sidestepping the laws of the country and …
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