ECG
The Electricity Company of Ghana is to embark on mass disconnection exercise due to high indebtedness from Monday, 12 April 2021.
A statement issued by the company has urged all customers who owe to ensure they settle their arrears.
“The Electricity Company of Ghana Limited wishes to inform its cherished customers and the general public that it will be resuming its normal Revenue Mobilization exercise effective 12 April, 2021, “ the ECG statement said.
It further advised customers to ensure the verify the identity revenue mobilization team by their ID card in bid to avoid impostors.
Below is the full statement
More Funds
Meanwhile the Electricity Company of Ghana has revealed that it needs more funds to enable it operate effectively.
Managing Director of the company, Kwame Agyeman-Budu at a public forum on Thursday, April 8, 2021, said this is crucial as the company awaits a tariff adjustment from the Public Utility and Regulatory Commission, PURC.
“We need money to do it [improve]. If we get the increase we will love it [but] that will be up to the PURC because, no matter what we propose, they will ultimately decide, “he said.
Agyeman-Budu added “In terms of distribution, we need support, because we have to do upgrades to make sure the system is sustainable. We don’t wait till something is broken before we fix it. We need additional funds to upgrade our systems at all times.”
Currently, lifeline consumers who are classified as poor and low-income earners pay GHS16 for the power consumed and extra GHS2.13 as service charge, making it a total of about GHS18.
Fred Dzakpata
