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ECG Plans To Halt Importation Of Meters
05 Sep

ECG Plans To Halt Importation Of Meters

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The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced plans to halt imports of electricity meters and instead source them from local manufacturers. The move is expected to help create employment opportunities under a broader strategy that supports indigenisation of the economy. It follows a decision by some locally-based companies to design and manufacture residential and commercial smart meters for the company, ECG’s Director of Communications, William Boateng disclosed. He made the disclosure at a press forum for selected journalists from across the country at Cape Coast in the Central Region. So far, he said, about six local companies have been…
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Four Arrested For Tampering With ECG Meters
06 Aug

Four Arrested For Tampering With ECG Meters

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Four individuals, including three Ghanaians and a Chinese national, have been detained by the Police for tampering and installing Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) meters. Wisdom Sewlorm, an agent, received the ECG meters for installation. However, his employee, Ernest Afatsawu, tampered with the meters and sold them to a Chinese plastic manufacturing firm for GH₵1200. The manager of the Chinese firm, Rulian Shan, along with his Sales Manager, Ali Yakubu, were apprehended on Friday, August 2. Ernest and Wisdom are currently under investigation after being summoned. The Director responsible for Investigation, Prosecution, and Security, Paul Abariga stated that the four…
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ECG Arrests Carpenter For Allegedly Selling ‘Fake’ Meters
29 Sep

ECG Arrests Carpenter For Allegedly Selling ‘Fake’ Meters

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The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has apprehended a man involved in the alleged sale of counterfeit electricity meters at Adentan in Accra. This follows months of intensive investigation by ECG personnel. The suspect in question, a carpenter by trade, has confessed to being part of an illicit trade that involved the sale of approximately 40 fraudulent electricity meters. These counterfeit meters were being sold at a price of GH¢900 each. The Accra East Region of the ECG executed this operation in response to information gathered over several months. The intelligence gathering primarily focused on the Adentan New Site area.…
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