Ghana: electricity tariffs are expected to rise 60% after the private takeover

The planned privatization of the Electricity Company of Ghana has been temporarily postponed. Electricity tariffs are expected to rise 60% after the private takeover. “According to the Minority Parliamentarians of the country, the ECG has accumulated huge debts since the current government took over. They said the government imposed policies that were not beneficial to the company hence resulting in the accumulation of the huge debt.”