Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Dr. John Abdulai Jinapor, has cautioned engineers and managers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) against allowing politics to influence their professional duties, warning that negligence and acts of sabotage within the power sector will not be tolerated.

Addressing four regional managers, 21 district managers and engineers of ECG in the Ashanti Region, the Minister stressed that workers in the energy sector serve the interests of Ghana and not any political party.

“Your job is that of an engineer and not a politician. That’s why I say if you want to be a politician, you exit,” he stated.

Dr. Jinapor expressed concern over what he described as deliberate lapses by some engineers, saying such actions had contributed to unreliable electricity supply and damaged the reputation of the energy sector.

According to him, government remains committed to ensuring discipline, dedication and professionalism within ECG to guarantee stable and safe power supply to consumers.

He noted that aside from the public frustration caused by outages, ECG also suffers financial losses when power purchased cannot be fully utilised.

The Minister urged district managers and operational staff to improve their performance, describing them as the public face of the company.

“You are the face of the ECG. If the managers don’t work well, it tarnishes the image of the company,” he said.

Dr. Jinapor further disclosed that the Ministry, in collaboration with the Energy Commission, is establishing a command and control centre to improve service delivery through technology-driven monitoring systems.

According to him, the facility will help monitor transformer operations, track response times to faults and improve communication between ECG and customers.

As part of the initiative, district managers are expected to receive new mobile devices linked to the system to ensure faster reporting and resolution of faults.

He also announced plans to introduce a dedicated short code and hotline to allow the public to directly report electricity-related challenges.

The Minister added that ECG district offices would soon receive electronic motorcycles and pickup vehicles to enhance mobility and improve emergency response operations.

Dr. Jinapor warned that managers and engineers would be held accountable for failures in delivering reliable electricity services, adding that several projects are underway to expand power generation capacity in the Ashanti Region to meet rising demand.