The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says it is cutting down on losses and improving revenue mobilisation, having recorded its highest-ever monthly revenue of GH₵1.74 billion in July 2025.
Briefing the Energy Committee of Parliament on the company’s operations, Engineer Julius Kpekpena, Acting Managing Director of ECG, said the company had rolled out measures to strengthen internal processes, enhance efficiency, and close revenue gaps.
“This year, July, we had our highest ever revenue in the ECG collector of GH₵1.74 billion. It’s a record, and we want to celebrate that,” Mr. Kpekpena told the Committee.
He said management was also taking steps to improve customer service, particularly in addressing public complaints about delays in securing meters and accessing power supply.
“We want to reduce the frustration Ghanaians face in getting power supply or in getting meters. We know we have some issues in some of the districts and regions, and we are working to resolve those. But internally, we are working on those processes, and we are making progress,” he added.
Touching on the company’s controversial proposal for a 220 percent increase in distribution service charges, Mr. Kpekpena clarified that ECG was not demanding higher tariffs for consumers.
“ECG has asked for a certain percentage increase in the distribution service charge, not in how much customers will pay us. And so, ECG is not asking that customers’ tariff should be increased by 220 percent, absolutely not. What we are asking for can even be done without any corresponding increase in the end-user tariff,” he explained.
He argued that the current tariff framework was “distorted” against the distribution segment, with ECG receiving only 12 percent of the tariff component instead of the expected 40 percent.
“We are appealing to the PURC to correct that distortion. So the distribution service charge can go up without necessarily increasing the end-of-year tariff,” he said.
Mr. Kpekpena assured that ECG would continue implementing reforms to improve operational efficiency, revenue mobilisation, and customer satisfaction.
