Public Utility Workers’ Union demands Electricity Company of Ghana remain under state ownership

The Public Utilities Workers Union backed growing calls for the Electricity Company of Ghana to remain entirely under state ownership.

The union, an affiliate of the Trades Union Congress, joined broader labor demands resisting any privatization or concession of the national power distributor.

Union leadership said public ownership remains necessary to safeguard national energy security and protect consumer interests.

The Electricity Company of Ghana operates as the main distributor of electrical energy across the southern regions of the country.

It supplies electricity to millions of residential consumers, commercial enterprises, and industrial facilities.

Debates over the management structure and operational control of the utility have persisted for years in Accra.

Proponents of private sector involvement argue that external capital and private management expertise could reduce technical line losses and improve revenue collection.

Organized labor rejects those arguments.

The Trades Union Congress maintains

According to 3News.