Executive Secretary of the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), Duncan Amoah has asked the government to pull out of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and controversial Power Distribution Services (PDS) concession agreement.
According to Duncan Amoah on Happy FM’s Epa Hoa Daben show, “Government of Ghana must be bold to pull out of the whole Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). The government must also halt and withdraw any transfer of ECG to private operators in the name of concessionaire agreement only if the government is ready to accept to allow ECG to work completely independent of any political controls.”
He further added that “The issue of a vested group and personal interests is becoming more pronounced by the day following from the latest MCC declassified notice to the Government of Ghana. The key principle actors over the past few days have taken very dangerously entrenched positions regarding the earlier stated breaches, infractions or otherwise in the agreement.”
Duncan Amoah re-echoed its stance that plans to privatize the ECG are needless.
MCC in a letter to Ghana’s Minister of Finance Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta requested the government of Ghana to reinstate the PDS concession right by 30th October 2019 or risk losing the second tranche allotment of $190 million of the Compact II.
In the letter dated 18th October 2019, the MCC said it wants the government of Ghana to lift the suspension of the LAA, BSA, and GSA and cause the Energy Commission to lift the suspension of PDS’ Retail Supply Licence.
The government of Ghana recently terminated the concession deal with PDS regarding the distribution of electricity in Ghana
By: Joseph Nii Ankrah