The Public Utility Workers’ Union (PUWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in the Ashanti Region has attributed the poor performance of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to the government’s practice of appointing the Managing Director and assigning key performance indicators (KPIs), even when such appointees fail to deliver.
According to the Union, this arrangement undermines accountability and operational efficiency, particularly when management falls short of expected performance standards but remains in office due to political backing.
Speaking to Channel One News, Bismark Adomah, the Vice Chairman of the National Senior Staff Union and District Manager for Ejisu said, “What I’m saying is, it’s not the workers who appoint the managing director. If the government is appointing the managing director, giving him the KPI, all these things will not come on. As for the workers, they are there to work. We only need the direction from their way.”
The Vice Chairman of the National Senior Staff Union and District Manager for Ejisu, insisted that workers of the company have the capacity and expertise to improve performance without private sector participation.
He maintained that with the right leadership, accountability systems, and government support, ECG can become financially sustainable and efficient.
“The TUC say that they want to meet with the government to have a sit-down negotiation. But what we are saying is, the workers of Ghana can do it without bringing in private sector participation. That’s what we are doing now. Now we are collecting the money. Now we are paying the IPPs. So now that we are performing, why should somebody come in to say they still want to give it to the private sector?” he asked.
His comments follow a press briefing held on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, in collaboration with the TUC on the government’s proposed privatisation of ECG.
PUWU presented figures it said demonstrate the company’s potential to recover without private sector involvement.
The Union disclosed that ECG’s average monthly revenue increased from about GH¢900 million to approximately GH¢1.7 billion within six months, representing nearly a 90 per cent rise.
PUWU described the revenue growth as clear evidence that ECG can be turned around without privatisation, provided workers are adequately supported, and management is given clear, measurable, and enforceable deliverables.
Source: citinewsroom.com
