The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has deployed about 9,000 prepaid meters in the Manya and Yilo Krobo Municipalities in the Eastern Region despite a series of protests by some residents of the area.
The figure is less than the 20,000 prepaid meters the power distribution company has targeted to achieve, and this is a result of legions of skirmishes in the two areas.
The ECG commenced a prepayment meter replacement exercise in the Krobo enclave in May 2022 as part of measures to curtail the continuous accumulation of over five years of unpaid electricity bills by the residents.
The exercise was, however, met with some residents prompting ECG to seek the assistance of engineers from the 49 Engineering Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces (GFA).
Addressing a section of Ghanaian journalists in Somanya on Thursday, 1st September 2022, Managing Director of ECG, Samuel Dubik Masubir Mahama, observed that despite the challenges that confronted the exercise, a good number of residents have welcomed the prepaid meters.
“We can say that quite a good number have welcomed our efforts and we are well within the 9000 mark of pre-payment meters installation,” Mr. Samuel Mahama said.
Asked which specific towns in the area account for the 9000 meters, Mr. Samuel Mahama said he could not provide the data immediately but said his outfit would make the data available to the press.
Asked what steps ECG is going to adopt to achieve its target, Mr. Samuel Mahama said,
“ECG staff are going back to work and more towns are joining the bandwagon. We see us completing this exercise in a very good time and it will help us increase our revenue.”
Mr. Samuel Mahama commended the traditional leaders, opinion leaders in the area, the Municipal Chief Executives and the National Security for their efforts that have contributed to restoring calm in the area.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
