Reported by; Nsor Paul Mensah
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG ) has recovered some Gh¢3.1 billion out of the total Gh¢5.7 billion debt owned by customers in its recent revenue mobilisation drive.
Speaking at a press conference on 4th May , 2023, the Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana Mr Samuel Mahama revealed that, the Company has retrieved 3.1 billion Ghana cedis out of a total 5.7 billion Ghana cedis owed it by consumers through illegal connections.
The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says processes are underway for the company to embark on another exercise that focuses on illegal connections in the country by May ending
Mr Mahama said despite the attempt made to recover the remaining amount, some companies were untraceable and others had collapsed.
“The number of companies that have collapsed that we cannot find in terms of some taking the meters and some of them the physical location not present. Their total bills put together is about Gh¢750 million and the last group is people who are post-paid customers who probably want to give the benefit of doubt some of them it was true."
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The Managing Director warned that customers using power illegally to rectify or face prosecution for power theft.
“If you know you are consuming power with no recourse to ECG please visit our office with immediate effect. This is a moratorium. Visit our office, and we will set up your account in the system, we will check your premises and we will put you on a flat rate".
“You will continue paying such a flat rate until your meter is ready and you will be migrated unto the meter. The moment that is done, your service is now complete," he said.