Energy Commission to punish landlords whose house wiring system is over 10 years

The Energy Commission has warned it will sanction owners of buildings that are over 10 years that have not been inspected and rewired.

The Commission has served notice it has begun the enforcement of the Electrical Wiring Regulations 2008 which was passed in 2012.

The law requires that all buildings, both commercial and private residents, undergo inspection and rewiring every 10 years to protect occupants and prevent fire disasters.

It also requires that only properly qualified and certified professionals engage in electrical wiring and indoor installation works.

As part of enforcement of the Law, the Energy Commission says it has assigned inspectors across the country to check the status of commercial buildings especially hotels.

After the inspection, certificates will be pasted on Buildings that meet the installation requirements while those with substandard installations will be asked to correct the errors, failure of which will attract sanctions.

Mr Stephen N-ebe Yomoh, who is the Programmes Officer at the Energy Commission disclosed in an interview with journalists during presentation of certificate to electricians who successfully went through Certified Electrical Wiring Professionals training programme.

So far the has certified about 7, 801 electricians in the country to undertake indoor electrical wiring.

Mr Yomoh advised Ghanaians to employ the services of professional electricians in order to avoid poor wiring which may result in fire outbreaks in their homes.

“You need to check and be sure for your own safety that the person you are contracting to wire your company, or home has been trained and certified. That way you can be sure a good job will be done,” he said.