Electricity Company of Ghana

Electricity Company of Ghana is a public electricity distribution company in Ghana. The company's operation covers about thirty percent of the total land mass of the country.[1] Being a public company, its operations are under the Ministry of Energy of Ghana.[2] Together with Northern Electricity Distribution Company, they supply all of Ghana's electricity demands as well as some other West African countries.[3]

The company has initiated many periods of load shedding which have increased in recent times and gained traction in popular culture under the term dumsor.

References

  1. "Electricity Company Of Gh. (ECG)". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  2. "ECG will make or break Ghana's power sector". www.ghanabusinessnews.com. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  3. "VRA/NEDCo board inaugurated". thechronicle.com.gh. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
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