The Ministry of Energy has launched a blistering attack on the Akufo-Addo administration, blaming what it calls reckless and poorly thought-out decisions for Ghana’s loss of $190 million in Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) funding.
The accusation follows a ruling by an international arbitration tribunal in London, which dismissed all claims filed by Power Distribution Services (PDS) against the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), finally closing a three-year legal battle over the disastrous power concession deal.
Reacting to the verdict, the Ministry’s spokesperson, Richmond Rockson, did not mince words. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), he said the entire PDS fiasco was the result of “failed due diligence and opaque decision-making” under the Akufo-Addo government — failures that have now cost the nation dearly.
> “This situation should never have arisen in the first place,” Rockson wrote. “Had there been proper scrutiny and transparency, Ghana would not have lost the MCC funding or endured years of needless litigation.”
The PDS concession, hailed at its inception as a major step toward power sector reform, instead collapsed into scandal and confusion — triggering the cancellation of the MCC compact and robbing the country of vital investment to upgrade its electricity infrastructure.
The Ministry insists the episode stands as a painful reminder of the cost of poor governance and political expediency, urging future administrations to learn from the debacle.
