The deployment, expected to begin at the end of March 2026, may cause temporary power interruptions but is expected to reduce localised outages.

Mr. John Abdulai Jinapor, Minister for Energy and Green Transition, disclosed this at the launch of the Electricity Company of Ghana’s (ECG) 2025–2029 Corporate Strategy in Accra.

He said many of the power outages experienced in parts of the country were the result of years of underinvestment in distribution infrastructure, which had led to ageing and overloaded transformers that could no longer withstand increasing demand.

The Minister said the government was committed to strengthening power supply reliability, advancing the country’s energy transition and improving the financial health of the power sector.

“People want to see a reliable supply of power, an uninterrupted and dependable supply. It should not be the case that when it rains, the lights go off,” he said.

Mr Jinapor said electricity demand in Ghana continued to rise due to economic expansion, rapid urbanisation and the emergence of new industries, requiring innovative strategies and improved operational efficiency in the sector.

He stressed that financial sustainability was essential for the survival of the power sector, noting that inefficiencies in revenue collection placed an additional burden on consumers who paid their electricity bills.

“If you do not collect what is due, then it means that a few people have to pay for what others are not paying for, and that makes the tariff high,” he said.

Mr. Jinapor urged government institutions to ensure the prompt payment of their electricity bills, emphasising that electricity supply to public agencies was not free.

He said the government was exploring new approaches to revenue assurance, including possible private sector participation in revenue collection to improve efficiency and close existing revenue gaps.

Mr. Julius Kpekpena, Acting Managing Director of ECG, said strategic planning had guided the company’s operations since 1988 and continued to shape its response to the challenges of electricity distribution.

He said the previous corporate strategy, covering 2021 to 2024, had ended, making it necessary to introduce a new strategic direction to reposition the company for sustainable growth.

Mr. Kpekpena said despite improvements, ECG continued to face operational and financial challenges, including inadequate revenue collection, high system losses and rising upstream costs.

He said management introduced reforms in 2025 to stabilise operations, strengthen financial discipline and improve transparency and accountability.

The reforms included the deployment of enterprise-wide digital systems, initiatives to enhance revenue mobilisation and measures to improve system reliability.

Ing. Kpekpena said the reforms had produced positive results, including a 40 per cent increase in revenue collection, a 50 per cent reduction in overhead costs at the headquarters and the adoption of an enterprise resource planning system to support integrated operations.

He said the 2025–2029 Corporate Strategy was anchored on five key priorities: cost reduction, revenue improvement, system loss reduction, outage reduction and customer experience improvement.

“These priorities will guide resource allocation, operational planning and performance management across the company,” he said.

Dr William Amuna, Board Chairman of ECG, said the strategy provided a policy framework to guide management decisions, resource allocation and institutional accountability over the next five years.

He emphasised the need for financial sustainability and strong revenue assurance systems to ensure that electricity supplied translates into revenue collected.

Dr Amuna said the company would prioritise infrastructure improvement, technology adoption and stronger engagement with customers and stakeholders to enhance service delivery.

He called on staff, government, regulators and consumers to support the implementation of the strategy to enable ECG to strengthen its role in delivering reliable electricity services to support national development.