Northern Electricity Distribution Company


Northern Electricity Distribution Company is an electricity distribution utility company in Ghana. The company is a subsidiary of the Volta River Authority, the main electricity generation company in the country. The company is the sole supplier of electricity to the three Northern Regions of Ghana: Northern Region, Upper East Region and Upper West Region, Bono, Bono East, Ahafo Regions and part of the Asante and Volta Regions. The Electricity Company of Ghana supplies the other regions.

History

In response to the Power Sector Reforms in 1997, NEDCo was formed out of NED and registered by VRA as a subsidiary. NEDCo was operationalized in May 2012.

Operational footprint

The operations of NEDCO cover over sixty percent of the total land area of Ghana. Its operations extend into the northern parts of Volta Region and Ashanti Region. It also supplies power to Dapaong in Togo, as well as the border towns of Po, Leo and Yuoga in Burkina Faso.