Government is ramping up efforts to involve the private sector in its energy sector as it grapples with persistent revenue mobilisation challenges and financial losses, particularly within the electricity distribution sector.
Speaking at the Third-Party Vendors Forum in Accra, Deputy Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Richard Gyan-Mensah, reaffirmed the government’s commitment to tapping private sector expertise to plug inefficiencies, especially in revenue collection.
“Ineffective revenue mobilisation and persistent losses continue to weigh down the sector, we are committed to implementing sound fiscal strategies and leveraging private sector innovation to improve efficiency while protecting consumers from exploitation,” he said.
The remarks were made during ChargeUp 2025, a flagship event hosted by TextGenesys Limited (TGL), a top provider of digital customer engagement tools. The event brought together policymakers, vendors, and financial institutions to explore new solutions for strengthening Ghana’s electricity distribution system.
Clarifying the government’s plan, the Deputy Minister stressed that the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) would remain in operation, but certain aspects of the distribution chain would be opened to private partners.
“This isn’t about selling off ECG, generation and transmission remain under full state control. What we are doing is allowing the private sector to support ECG’s work in distribution. Even now, ECG doesn’t operate the entire chain alone,” he said.
One such private sector player is TextGenesys Limited, whose Chief Operating Officer, Michael Acolatse, showcased the company’s digital vending platform aimed at resolving long-standing inefficiencies in ECG’s revenue system.
Commenting, he said: “We’ve created a unified vending system that enables vendors to sell electricity across more than 20 meter types through one interface. For offline card meters, we’ve also developed a universal card reader.”
