The Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), Benjamin Boakye, has criticised the politicisation of Ghana's energy sector and inefficiencies within the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) which he says have worsened the power sector challenges.
Speaking on JoyNews' Newsfile, Mr Boakye lamented the lack of transparency in the sector, blaming political interference for undermining accountability and sustainable energy solutions.
He also accused ECG of mismanagement and overpricing in its procurement processes, stressing that the funds collected are being misused, hence the company's struggle to pay millions of dollars owed to independent power producers. "If we continue managing the power sector this way, it will get out of government's hands, and the problems will only get bigger and deeper," he warned.
Speaking about the fears of a worsening power crisis should more IPPs shut down their plants, Mr Boakye highlighted how the energy sector's transparency has significantly changed over the years.