The Volta Regional Revenue Protection Manager of Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Limited, Ing William Addey, has said his outfit has recorded an astronomical increase in revenue collection as a result of mechanisms adopted to block revenue leakages in the system. Ing Addey, who identified illegal connections and tempering with ECG’s metering devices as some … Read more
The Volta Regional Revenue Protection Manager of Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Limited, Ing William Addey has said the outfit has recorded an increase in revenue by about 10 percent following the adoption of mechanisms to block revenue leaks in the system. Ing Addey, who identified illegal connections and tampering with the metering devices as … Read more
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), in the Ashanti Region, has taken the fight against people who steal power to a newer height. This follows the establishment of ECG police prosecution unit at Adum in Kumasi, to help expedite the prosecution of unscrupulous people. Other offences include illegal transfer of meters, tampering, fidgeting with meters, … Read more
The government, private institutions, and individuals owe the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) about GH¢1.6 billion in electricity bills as of 2014. The acting Director of Finance of the ECG, Mr Frank Anokwafo, told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) last Thursday that the government owed GH¢950 million as a result of subsidies and non-payment of … Read more
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) cannot currently account for more than 69,000 electricity meters believed to have been distributed through political influence. The Ashanti regional ECG Public Relations Manager, Erasmus Kyere-Baidoo complained that the company loses revenue because it is unable to identify and bill such consumers for the power they consume. He told … Read more
Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare has won gold in the 100 meters final at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Blessing edged out Jamaica’s two time Olympic gold medalist Veronica Campbell-Brown and Olympic silver medalist Kerron Stewart in the finals Crossing the finish line in an impressive 10.85 seconds, victory couldn’t have tasted any sweeter for Blessing Okagbare, … Read more