The Minister of Energy and Green Transition, Dr John Abdulai Jinapor, says the shortage of electricity meters in Ghana was partly caused by contract commitments that exceeded approved funding levels.

Addressing Parliament on Monday, March 16, 2026, the minister said that although the board of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) approved about GH¢3 billion for contracts in 2024, more than GH¢9 billion worth of contracts had already been awarded, including those related to meter supply.

“When we assumed office in 2024, even though the ECG board had approved about three billion cedis for contracts, more than nine billion cedis had already been awarded, including for meter supply,” he said.

According to him, the situation created a bottleneck in the delivery of meters because the utility’s revenue share was not sufficient to meet its contractual obligations.

“It means that the revenue ECG was receiving as part of its cash waterfall allocation was not enough,” he said. “As a result, some of these meter manufacturing companies, which had been awarded large contracts, were unable to meet demand.”

The minister noted that the shortage of electricity meters has affected supply and installation across parts of the country.

To address the problem, the ministry has increased ECG’s monthly allocation from GH¢30 million to GH¢60 million and linked the funding to the company’s revenue performance.

“If ECG wants to receive more than GH¢60 million, it will have to improve its collections, because the more it collects, the more it gets,” he explained.

Jinapor told Parliament that meters are now being supplied and that distribution is expected to improve.

“We are on course, and the meters will be made available,” he said.