The
Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in the Volta Region Thursday cut
electricity supply to a number of public institutions including the
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation’s (GBC’s) transmission station at
Amedzofe for non-payment of electricity bills.
The disconnection has taken GBC’s television and radio transmission off air in the region.
The regional secretariat of the National Disaster Management
Organisation (NADMO) and some health facilities were also disconnected.
Tigo, Airtel and Glo telecommunication companies also suffered the same fate.
Mr Sylvester Abrefa-Besa, Volta Regional Commercial Manager of ECG said
the Company was “forced” to take such an action to retrieve monies owed
it.
Mr Joseph Mensah Forson, General Manager of ECG, Volta,
said the indebtedness of some public and private institutions and
individuals was having a negative impact on the Company’s operations and
served notice that the Company would not relent in efforts at making
defaulters pay for power they have used.
He said a new phase of the campaign would target customers, who were illegally tapping power from the Company.
Last week, ECG reportedly issued final demand notices to some high
defaulting individuals and state owned enterprises, threatening to
either take legal action against them or disconnect them if they failed
to settle all outstanding debts. |
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