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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