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30 Jul

NEDCo Laments Power Theft, Meter Tampering In Tamale Area

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The Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo), the primary power supplier for the five Northern regions of Ghana, has raised serious concerns about widespread power theft and meter tampering in the Tamale area. These illegal activities are causing the company to incur significant financial losses, amounting to millions of cedis annually. NEDCo has reported various methods of power theft being employed by residents. One such method involves tampering with meters through illegal connections, which can cause major disruptions. In one instance, an illegal connection blew the main fuse of a meter, affecting other residents in the area. Additionally, some individuals are…

08 Mar

Mass Revenue Mobilisation: NEDCo, STU To Agree On Debt Payment Schedule

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Sunyani, March 8, GNA – The Sunyani Area of the Northern Electricity Development Company (NEDCo) has scheduled to meet with the management of the Sunyani Technical University (STU) to agree on payment of electricity bill arrears of Ghc 4,944,273.58 million. The meeting between the two parties was scheduled for Tuesday, March 11, 2024, to establish a payment schedule for the outstanding debt owed by STU in which failing to do so may result in another disconnection of services. The meeting followed a disconnection exercise that occurred on Friday morning at the university, however, the university’s management has issued a cheque…

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…

05 May

VRA/NEDCo Chase Police Over GH¢18 Million Debt

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The Billing and Revenue Officer of the Volta River Authority (VRA) and Northern Electricity Development Company (NEDCo) in the Upper East Region, Williams Asare, has indicated that the Ghana Police Service in the region is owing the service provider an amount of GH¢18 million. According to him, the police administration has failed to pay its debt for years despite numerous dialogues between the two entities. The Billing and Revenue Officer made this known to Class 91.3 FM on Wednesday, May 4, 2023, on the third phase of the revenue mobilisation exercise that began a few weeks ago. He says the exercise aims…

23 Apr

Techiman Area NEDCo Records 17.9% Revenue Loses In 2022

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The Techiman Operational Area of the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) recorded 17.9 per cent revenue loses through energy theft and illegal connection in 2022, Mr John Mumuni Tayari, the area Manager of the company has stated. Speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) on Thursday at Techiman, the Bono East Regional capital, Mr Tayari said, despite the losses, impact on operational sustainability, the company achieved 89.7 per cent out of 95 per cent revenue collection and other operations target within the year. He explained that Techiman Operational Area of NEDCo covered the entire Bono East, parts…

18 Apr

Nedco Owed GH¢1.2 Billion By Customers; Spends GH¢120 Million Monthly

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Electricity consumers owed the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo), a subsidiary of the Volta River Authority (VRA), about GH¢1.2 billion as at January 2023. NEDCo, which also owes its parent company VRA GH¢1.6 billion for power purchased, says it spends GH¢120 million every month to make electricity available to consumers; but is only able to recoup GH¢85 million monthly due to power theft and non-payment by consumers. This means that the company which distributes electricity to consumers in the Northern, North-East, Savannah, Upper East and Upper West Regions, as well as part of Ashanti, Bono, Ahafo and Oti Regions, makes…

11 Apr

NEDCo To Embark On Revenue Mobilisation Exercise From April 18

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The Northern Electricity Distribution Company Limited (NEDCo) says it will embark on a general revenue mobilisation exercise across its operational areas, effective April 18, 2023. The exercise would cover all categories of customers in arrears including state-owned enterprises, ministries, departments and agencies, and metropolitan, municipal, and district assemblies, it said. A statement issued by NEDCo in Tamale and copied to the Ghana News Agency said: “Special security arrangements will be put in place to arrest and prosecute anyone, who interferes with the exercise.” “Any person(s) identified to be engaged in illegal connections or reconnections will equally be dealt with in…

16 Mar

PURC Recovers GH¢24.9 Million For NEDCo In Bono, Bono East, Ahafo Regions

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The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) in the Bono, Bono East and Ahafo regions recovered GH¢24,948,151.84 million from consumers to the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) in 2022. Mr Patrick Antwi, the Regional Manager, PURC, (for the three regions) disclosed this in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) on the sidelines of Consumer Service Clinic (CSC) organised by the regional office of the Commission in Sunyani. He said the Commission further assisted consumers to retrieve GHS42,378.49 from NEDCo and GH¢1,405.78 from the Ghana Water Company Limited amounting to GH¢43,784.27 within the year. Mr Antwi explained that 1,076 complaints were received  with…

14 Feb

ECG, NEDCo Indebtedness Impacting Negatively On Our Operations – GRIDCo

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The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCO) is warning that constant power supply could be hampered if its cash flow challenges are not addressed immediately. The Managing Director of the company, Ebenezer Kofi Essienyi said during a press briefing on Monday, that the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) owe them GHC2.7 billion. According to Gridco, there is no clear-cut plan on the part of the debtors to clear the debt. “From our last count, I think it is about 2.7 billion – ECG and NEDCo. The debt impacts our operations …it is an issue that is…

02 Feb

NEDCo Staff Accuse MD Of Non-Performance; Demand His Removal

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The staff of the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) are demanding the removal of the Managing Director, Osmani Aludiba Ayuba after accusing him of non-performance. In a petition presented to the Board of Directors of the company, the staff cited among other things the “worse financial performance of NEDCo, lack of a clear strategy for the company, exorbitant sole source procurement of point-of-sale devices and worsening distribution losses,” to back their demand. They added that the company has retrogressed since Mr Ayuba took over as the managing director some three years ago. “The net financial loss of NEDCo instead of…