The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in the Western Region has fined three institutions to the tune of GHc122,607.61 for illegally using power.
The companies have since entered into a payment plan with the ECG to pay all monies, failure to which they will be prosecuted.
[contextly_sidebar id=”AVFlTDWrVMw2VvMBdykODnRCHnrtsZPQ”]The companies in question are Ankobra Fm in Axim in the Nzema East Municipality, BP Restaurant in Takoradi and Johnson and Johnson, a small scale mining company in Tarkwa.
Ankobra Fm was surcharged GHc16, 998.76, Johnson and Johnson, GHc100, 578.74 and BP Restaurant, GHc 5,030.11.
Speaking to Citi News, the Western Region Public Relations Officer of the ECG, Philip Osei Bonsu indicated, “this is part of our effort to enhance our revenue collection and protection. This is to ensure that the Electricity Company of Ghana becomes that credible off taker all Ghanaians want ECG to be.”
He however warned that “we are putting this out to our cherished customers to serve as deterrent to all those who will engage in illegal connections. Apart from surcharging you, you may be prosecuted. We have started an exercise of deploying our technicians to visit every meter in the system to ensure the integrity of our meters.”
He added, “We are committed to this course. It is for this same reason that we embarked on revenue collection exercise last August where we disconnected over 900 households in Tarkwa.”
This exercise, he reiterated, will continue.
He also announced “a 6 percent of surcharge amount will be given to informant as reward for members of the public who will volunteer information to our loss control team.”
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By: Obrempong Yaw Ampofo/citifmonline.com/Ghana