Kwame Agyeman-Budu
THE
NEW Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Kwame
Agyeman-Budu, has engaged staff of the company at separate fora across the
country where he spelt out his vision for the power distribution company.
Mr
Agyeman-Budu emphasized the need for the staff to maintain the private sector
ethics which they exhibited during the period when the Power Distribution Services
(PDS) took over to help transform the company for the greater good.
According
to him, his tenure will witness the mirroring of the private sector delivery
mechanisms of cost and profit considerations where performance indicators formed
the basis of enforcement.
He
said his administration would work on expenditure reduction, reliability of
power supply, improved revenue collection and customer service delivery as key
thematic strategies.
He
also highlighted the need to enhance project assessment, adding that projects
must bring value for money. In achieving this, he said due diligence and the
pursuance of standard procurement practices must be adhered to.
The
new MD further assured the staff he would institute awards and incentives for
staff who worked to improve the company’s situation adding that he would show
greater commitment to making available all logistics needed to achieve the
company’s revenue targets.
Agyeman-Budu
additionally stated adequate measures had been put in place to ensure reliable
and stable power supply during the festive season. He said currently, all
maintenance works were on halt except in critical cases. This is aimed at giving
customers uninterrupted power supply.
He
said fault intervention teams would however be on standby to intervene when the
need arose.
He
added that the loss control unit or revenue protection unit would work during
the holidays to monitor and minimize power theft in high consuming
entertainment centers.
