Minority whip demands disclosure on energy levies
The First Deputy Minority Whip has formally put the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition on notice, invoking Ghana’s Right to Information Act to compel disclosure of how billions of cedis collected under the country’s energy sector levies have been managed, and spent.
In a letter to the Ministry’s Information Officer, Habib Iddrisu, who also serves as Member of Parliament for Tolon, cited Section 18 of the Right to Information Act, 2019, alongside Article 21(1)(f) of the 1992 Constitution as the legal basis for his demand.
“I request the information in my capacity as the Member of Parliament for Tolon and the 1st Deputy Whip of the Minority Caucus, working with Members of the Energy Committee of Parliament on matters of public interest relating to the sector,” he wrote.
At the heart of the request is a statutory reporting obligation the MP says has already been breached. Under Section 4 of the Energy Sector Levies Act, 2025, the Energy Minister is required to submit an annual report to Parliament on the management of the Energy Sector Support Account by March 31 each year. According to Iddrisu, that report has not been delivered.
“My checks with Parliament indicate that the report on the management of the account has not been submitted since 31st March this year, as mandated by law,” he said.
He is now demanding two specific sets of data from the Ministry, the total revenue collected under the Energy Sector Levies Amendment Act, 2025, and a full breakdown of how those funds have been deployed. He has asked that the information be organised by period, agency, or any format that aids clarity, and delivered in hard copy to his office at Parliament House within 14 days.
The move adds fresh parliamentary pressure to an energy sector already under intense public scrutiny, following disruptions linked to the Akosombo substation fire and broader concerns about the state of Ghana’s power finances.
Source: myjoyonline.com
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