{"id":449148,"date":"2017-12-21T20:17:49","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T20:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/21\/mida-to-complete-announce-ecg-concessionaire-by-end-of-2018\/"},"modified":"2017-12-21T20:17:49","modified_gmt":"2017-12-21T20:17:49","slug":"mida-to-complete-announce-ecg-concessionaire-by-end-of-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/21\/mida-to-complete-announce-ecg-concessionaire-by-end-of-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"MiDA to complete, announce ECG concessionaire by end of 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Business News of Thursday, 21 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Myjoyonline.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-12-21<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/87177167.295.jpg\" alt=\"ECG43\" title=\"ECG43\" width=\"295\" height=\"294\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>File photo<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1513887469_265_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) expects to complete and announce the winning bidder for the long selection process for the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Concession by the close of the year 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The handover of ECG\u2019s distribution business to the winning bidder is scheduled for the first quarter of 2019, MiDA said.<\/p>\n<p>This was disclosed after the final Request for Proposals (RfP) Document that specifies the provisions under which a private sector entity was released.<\/p>\n<p>The RfP Document through a concession arrangement would improve the financial and operational fortunes of ECG which has been issued to the transaction\u2019s Prospective Bidders.<\/p>\n<p>The release of the final RfP Document means that the MiDA can, on behalf of government, receive proposals detailing how the Bidders plan to manage, invest in, and operate the assets of ECG.<\/p>\n<p>The final RfP incorporates government\u2019s position on the structure of the concession; the tenure of the concession, assurance of employment for ECG Staff, and the ownership structure of the new entity which will serve as the special purpose vehicle for the concession arrangement.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the RfP, Martin Eson-Benjamin, CEO of MiDA said that the Authority received valuable contributions from stakeholders during the development of the RfP and in the definition of the contents of the last addendum.<\/p>\n<p>He added that Ghanaians can be comforted by the fact that the ECG PSP has been structured to guarantee that the national interest is preserved and that Ghana gets the full benefit of the transaction.<\/p>\n<p>The road towards the procurement of a competent private sector partner for ECG has been long and challenging.<\/p>\n<p>In August 2016, MiDA issued an RfP to Prospective Bidders and has collaborated with various government and key MDA\u2019s namely, Ministries of Finance, Energy, Justice and Attorney General\u2019s Department, Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Energy Commission (EC) and ECG, to engage with the Prospective Bidders at two Bidders Conferences.<\/p>\n<p>These engagements were used to receive comments, clarify, and answer questions from the Bidders on the transaction and enabled MiDA and the relevant stakeholders to fine-tune every aspect of the Bid Document.<\/p>\n<p>The ECG Private Sector Participation Activity under the ECG Financial and Operational Turnaround Project is one of many other activities listed under the Ghana Power Compact Program signed between the Government of Ghana and the Government of the United States of America acting through its Agency, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).<\/p>\n<p>The five year $537 million Power Compact Program, comprising six major projects and designed to improve power supply in Ghana, is expected to encourage and catalyze private investments into Ghana\u2019s power sector.<\/p>\n<p>This will result in the improved availability of reliable power supply, a major requisite for transforming Ghana\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghana Power Compact being implemented by MiDA is a laudable initiative and Ghanaians are to embrace the positive transformational change that is envisaged in the coming years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"related_articles\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; 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