Ghana news briefing
TUC threatens legal action to block world bank-backed ECG privatisation
The Trades Union Congress (TUC)-Ghana has rejected the World Bank’s push for private sector participation (PSP) in the operations of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo).
The union has accused the World Bank of being “disingenuous” in its description of the proposed arrangement and warned that it would resist what it considers an attempt to privatise Ghana’s electricity distribution sector.
According to the union, the model encouraged by the World Bank has contributed to Ghana’s high electricity generation costs, including significant foreign-exchange exposure.
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