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19 Apr

ECG To Outsource Debt Collection To A Private Company – MD

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The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says it is considering other alternatives to retrieve funds from defaulting customers. According to the company's Managing Director, Samuel Dubik Mahama, his outfit would outsource the debt collection to private companies after the ongoing exercise ends on Friday. Mr. Mahama gave this hint on Accra-based Joy FM's 6:00 a.m. news on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. He admitted that all the money in default could not be retrieved in the stipulated time; therefore, the need to employ other options. "There is a possibility that we might even sell the debt to private institutions to go…

19 Apr

Electricity: Bolga Tech University Disconnected For Owing Over GHS1m

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The VRA/NEDCo has disconnected the Bolgatanga Technical University from the national grid or owing an amount of GH¢1,083,215. The managmenet of the University only paid GH¢50,000 on Tuesday morning, 18 April 2023, but officials of VRA/ NEDCo said the amount was woefully inadequate and, thus, disconnected them. Speaking about the disconnection, Billing and Revenue Officer of VRA/NEDCo in the Upper East Area, Ing. Williams Asare said “We engaged the school’s authorities and as of February [2023], their indebtedness was GH¢1,083,215, and it appeared that they had gone to pay GH¢50,000 as of this morning which is woefully inadequate, and we…

18 Apr

Report Illegal Connections And Get 6% Commission On Any Recovery – ECG

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The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a scheme to reward members of the public who will help the company recover monies due to the power producer. Speaking on the Monday, April 17, 2023, edition of Peace FM’s Kokrokoo morning show, the Managing Director of ECG, Samuel Dubik Mahama confirmed that ECG will pay a 6% reward to anyone who reports an illegal connection leading to a recovery. “It is 6%, you get a 6% commission. We are coming to publicise it. If you report anyone for engaging in illegal connection you will be given 6% out of the…

18 Apr

ECG Disconnects Accra Digital Centre Over GH¢600,000 Power Debt

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The Electricity Company of Ghana, has disconnected power to the Accra Digital Centre over non-payment of a GH¢600,000 debt. The disconnection is part of a month-long exercise across all of ECG's operational areas to retrieve debts owed the Company, and to check for illegal connections. Speaking to the media, the Public Relations Officer of ECG, Accra West region, Fred Baimbill-Johnson noted that the exercise has become necessary to check compliance and generate revenue. He added that the exercise has since been successful so far. "As an electricity distribution company, disconnection is often our last resort when all efforts to retrieve…

18 Apr

Kumasi Central Police Disconnected From National Grid Over Power Theft – ECG Boss Confirms

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Kumasi Central Police command has been cited by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) for engaging in illegal connection and as a result, has been disconnected from the national grid. The Managing Director of ECG Mr. Samuel Dubik Mahama confirmed the theft and revealed that it was done through some illegal connection during monitoring by some staff of the company. “It is true, we noticed an illegal connection at the police command but we are going to have a discussion with the police to make sure we correct those issues. My staff saw some illegal connection there”. Mr. Samuel Dubik…

18 Apr

‘We Will Be Visiting Our Meters Soon’ – ECG Boss Discloses Operation To Arrest Illegal Electricity Users

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The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), lawyer Samuel Dubik Mahama has issued a stern warning to electricity users engaged in illegal connection of meters. The ECG has started an operation to collect monies owed them from their customers. The operation commenced from March 20 and will end on April 20, 2023. Speaking in an interview with Kwami Sefa Kayi on Peace FM's 'kokrokoo' programme, the ECG Boss warned those who have illegally connected their meters to immediately correct it or desist from it, disclosing the company's next operation is to arrest all illegal users. He disclosed that ECG…

18 Apr

ECG Recovers GH₵2.5bn From Customers

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The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has retrieved half of its total debts after embarking on a nationwide revenue mobilisation exercise to recover all unpaid bills amounting to GH¢5.7 billion from its customers. The one-month exercise, targets domestic users, businesses, organisations, ministries, departments and state agencies for power already consumed from 2022 to this year. ECG announced that it would embark on a revenue mobilisation exercise from March 20 to April 20, 2023, to recover all debts owed by all categories of customers, including state-owned enterprises (SOEs). Consequently, the company was temporarily closing down all its administrative offices to deploy…

17 Apr

ECG Disconnects 2,000 Houses Over Fake Meters At Koiman-New Site

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The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has disconnected over 2000 houses from the national grid over illegal connections. The Accra East Region of the Electricity Company of Ghana conducted the operation on Friday at the Koiman New site in the Ayi Mensa Koiman Electoral Area. During the exercise, it was noticed that almost all the houses in the area had been connected to illegal meters. Atinka TV’s Ebenezer Madugu reported that only three (3) out of the about 2,000 houses were having approved ECG meters. According to the ECG’s Accra East Regional Commercial Manager, Jonathan Asante, there are over 20,000…

13 Apr

52 Customers Nabbed By Accra West ECG Over Power Theft

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As part of the campaign embarked on by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to go after monies owed them, 52 customers in the Accra West Region of ECG were found to have engaged in illegal connections. This, according to the ECG, are customers who are illegally connect to the grid and have refused to pay for the power they used. The result is the retrieval of GH¢750,000.00 worth of 550,000kWh of electricity illegally used by the customers. ECG’s Revenue Protection Manager for Accra West, Dr Mark Owusu Ansah noted that through the illegal connection, customers are able to use…

13 Apr

Hohoe Bank Of Ghana, Melcom And Others Clear ECG Arrears

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Many institutions in the Volta Region have settled their indebtedness to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) as the Company mobilises more than GHC27 million from clients within three weeks. This comes after the ECG launched an aggressive one-month revenue mobilisation campaign to retrieve 5.7 billion national debts with the Volta and Oti responsible for some GHC 220 million from its debtors to support the power sector and Ghana’s economy. He said ECG has made some progress in revenue collection and is poised to achieve its target. The exercise has seen the ECG Officials visit some state institutions, hotels, and…