ECG declares war on Parliament, UPSA and others for owing GHS120 million
The Electricity Company of Ghana in a move to recover money owed them has waged war on some 29 private and public institutions that owe the company GHS120 million.
The institutions on the radar include the Ghana Airport, University of Ghana, Accra International Conference Center (AICC), Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Butler Lines, Parliament, Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO), Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), University of Professional Studies Accra (UPSA), Internal Audit Agency, Judicial Service, Kofi Annan Center of Excellence, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Communication, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and National Info.
Tech Age, Women and Gender Ministry, Sports Flood Lights, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are also under the ECG’s radar.
Some of the institutions have more than one electricity meter.
According to sources, some of these institutions owe as much as GHC45 million and have not shown any commitment despite receiving disconnection notices from ECG.
Some lawmakers also risk being disconnected from the national grid over failure to settle their bills.
Also, the National Disconnection Taskforce is on the watch out for meter bypass (illegal connections) which culminates in power theft that accrues to ECG’s lost revenues.
Last week, some institutions were disconnected and subsequently reconnected after an agreement was reached on a payment schedule.
Meanwhile, some private hostels in the UPSA enclave and a local eatery joint in East Legon have been disconnected over power theft.
