The former Chairman of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Board of Directors, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has strongly denied claims by Dr. Charles Wereko-Brobbey, former CEO of the Volta River Authority, that his leadership was responsible for the company’s revenue losses. Afenyo-Markin labeled these allegations as “misleading, unsupported, and factually inaccurate.”
Afenyo-Markin clarified that the losses in question did not occur during his time as Board Chairman. He stated, “I was not the Chairman of the ECG Board in 2023, as Dr. Wereko-Brobbey suggested.” He explained that he was appointed on July 16, 2024, sworn in on July 17, 2024, and presided over his first board meeting on September 26, 2024. His tenure, he noted, lasted approximately six months, concluding in January 2025.
During his brief leadership, Afenyo-Markin highlighted several reforms he initiated to improve ECG’s operations, reduce losses, and enhance revenue efficiency. These reforms included improving procurement and contract management, implementing a Loss Reduction Programme to specifically target losses from obsolete and malfunctioning meters, Modernizing ECG’s metering infrastructure, expanding prepaid meter coverage, addressing loopholes that contributed to non-technical losses, and facilitating historic cumulative payments to Independent Power Producers (IPPs).
Afenyo-Markin asserted that these initiatives were part of his broader strategy to address systemic inefficiencies within ECG, a vision fully supported by former President Akufo-Addo.
He concluded by challenging Dr. Wereko-Brobbey to provide concrete evidence for his accusations. “If you possess evidence to substantiate your claims, I challenge you to present it publicly,” Afenyo-Markin stated, adding that he remains committed to advocating for non-partisan reforms that benefit Ghanaians through better service and increased efficiency in the energy sector.