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Collins Adomako-Mensah, the Deputy Minister Designate for Energy, has expressed his view that privatizing the retail segment of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) could significantly improve its billing system.<\/p>\n

However, he cautioned against the complete privatization of the company, arguing that it would not be a wise decision.<\/p>\n

Speaking before Parliament\u2019s Appointments Committee during his vetting on Monday, March 11, Adomako-Mensah stressed the potential benefits of involving a private entity in managing ECG\u2019s retail operations, particularly in enhancing the efficiency of bill collection.<\/p>\n

\u201cECG is a monopoly and I don\u2019t want a private individual to have a monopoly over an asset like ECG but I don\u2019t have a problem of assigning an aspect of ECG like the retail end to a private player for a more efficient collection and billing system.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

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