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Transformer Thieves In Volta Region Jailed 5 Years
02 Nov

Transformer Thieves In Volta Region Jailed 5 Years

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The Ho Circuit Court has sentenced two of the three suspects who were arrested by the Volta Regional Police Command for attempting to steal a transformer at Adaklu Tsrefe on October 5. The two Suspects, Sitsofe Agbodza 26 years and Deladem Kodzo Tsrakasu 29 years were sentenced to five years imprisonment each by the Circuit Court presided over by Joseph Nadaado Mac-Ali Junior on November 1, after both pleaded guilty to stealing and an attempt to destroy public property. The third suspect, Abdul Wahab Seydou, a 20-year-old plumber had his sentence deferred to the next three weeks after the circuit…
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Make Meters Available To Customers To Stop Illegal Connections – PURC To ECG
16 Oct

Make Meters Available To Customers To Stop Illegal Connections – PURC To ECG

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As part of measures to clamp down the sale and use of unapproved meters in the country, the Executive Secretary of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Dr Ishmael Ackah, has called on the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to make this essential commodity - meter - available to customers. He explained that some Ghanaians connect to the power and water illegally because they allege ECG and Ghana Water Company Limited do not hasten to come to their aid when they file a complaint or request for a meter. Mr Ackah in an interview with Joy News said, “When it…
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ECG Begins Querying Staff Cited In Exposé On Illegal Meter Sale
10 Oct

ECG Begins Querying Staff Cited In Exposé On Illegal Meter Sale

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The Electricity Company Ghana (ECG) has begun querying its staff cited in JoyNews’ exposé on illegal meter sales. A memorandum sighted by Myjoyonline.com and signed by the Director of Human Resources at the Accra East ECG office, Paul A. Okine was directed to an artisan, Mr Abraham Okine over his alleged involvement in the illegality. The memo said, “your action in the footage is intolerable offence contrary to the Company’s Collective Agreement, Appendix A (I, X and XVI). “You are therefore to explain in writing why disciplinary action should not be taken against you for the stated misconduct. “Your response…
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ECG, GWCL, NEDCo Pay GH¢1.2 Million As Compensation To Customers
09 Oct

ECG, GWCL, NEDCo Pay GH¢1.2 Million As Compensation To Customers

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The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) and Northern Electricity Company (NEDCo) have paid a total of GH¢1,297,118.17 to customers for the first six months of 2023 as compensation. The amount paid by the three utilities comprised of GH¢1,299,118.17 in the form of adjustment for billing challenges while GH¢5,000 was paid as compensation for damages caused to customers between January and June 2023. The ECG and NEDCo paid GH¢522,749.74 while GWCL paid GH¢769,368.43 as adjustment to customers as a result of billing challenges during the first six months of 2023. In terms of compensation, ECG and…
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ECG, GWCL, NEDCo Pay GH¢I.2M As Compensation To Customers
06 Oct

ECG, GWCL, NEDCo Pay GH¢I.2M As Compensation To Customers

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The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), and Northern Electricity Company (NEDCo) have paid a total of GH¢1,297,118.17 to customers for the first six months of 2023 as compensation. The amount paid by the three utilities comprised of GH¢1,299,118.17 in the form of adjustment for billing challenges while GH¢5,000 was paid as compensation for damages caused to customers between January and June 2023. The ECG and NEDCo paid GH¢522,749.74 while GWCL paid 769,368.43 as an adjustment to customers as a result of billing challenges during the first six months of 2023. In terms of compensation, ECG…
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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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ECG To Carry Out Special Exercise To Demand Payment Of Outstanding Bills
05 Sep

ECG To Carry Out Special Exercise To Demand Payment Of Outstanding Bills

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The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced its planned exercise to demand payment of outstanding bills from its customers. Dubbed Operation Zero, the electricity distribution company said its staff would visit all households to capture consumers not in their database and bill them instantly. ECG noted that it would be assisted by security agencies to apprehend and prosecute customers who attempt to interfere with the exercise. In a released sighted by GhanaWeb Business, ECG said, “Operation Zero will deploy ECG staff to customers' premises to demand payment of outstanding bills. Staff will also take the opportunity to visit all…
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ECG Records ¢1.9Bn Loss In 2021 – Auditor General Report
03 Aug

ECG Records ¢1.9Bn Loss In 2021 – Auditor General Report

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The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) recorded a loss of ¢1.913 billion in 2021 as against a profit of ¢822.549 million in 2020. This represented a 332.7% deterioration in the company’s financial performance. According to the 2022 Auditor General Report, total income of the company decreased by 13.7% to ¢12.104 billion in 2021. The fall in total income, the report said, was mainly due to the decrease in government grants. The grants were payments made to power producing companies by the government on behalf of Electricity Company of Ghana. The company also incurred a direct cost of ¢12.104 billion in…
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ECG Caught In Over US$145m Procurement Breaches – Audit Report
31 Jul

ECG Caught In Over US$145m Procurement Breaches – Audit Report

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The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has been caught in procurement breaches worth over $145 million, according to the Auditor-General. The board and management of the power distributor failed to obey the Public Procurement Act in signing 50 contracts to procure 862,750 meters and its accessories between 2016 and 2021. According to the 2022 Performance Audit Report of the Auditor General on the Management of Meters by the Electricity Company Limited, ECG failed to consider legal processes of value for money by ensuring transparency and competitiveness in the tender process. A graphic.com.gh report on the issue read in part: "Though…
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ECG Disconnects Customers Owing Over ¢700,000
14 Jul

ECG Disconnects Customers Owing Over ¢700,000

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As part of the ongoing revenue mobilisation drive by the Electricity Company of Ghana, dubbed “Operation Zero,” the Musahamat Banana Farm in Aveyime and the Treasure Island Hotel have had their power supply disconnected. The Farm Business, which is under the Ada District of the Tema Region of ECG, owes the electricity distributor to a tune of ¢219,184.42, while Treasure Island Hotel owes ¢379,775.95, hence their disconnection which occurred on Thursday July 13, 2023 at their premises. The ECG since Tuesday, July 11, 2023, started a two month long campaign to ensure that no customer of theirs has unpaid debt.…
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