The Electricity Company of Ghana in the Eastern Region has recovered GH¢2,457,747.25(US$163,931.74) from customers who engaged in power theft.
The Revenue Protection Unit of ECG, through its routine exercise, discovered that some of the customers had engaged in illegal connections between January and October 2022.
During the exercise, 36 of the meters assessed were discovered to have been bypassed, 24 meters were tampered with, hence, recording low units, 19 meters were connected without authorisation and three people had connected power directly to their premises.
The power usage was quantified for the customers to pay.
Other customers with challenges on their meters were rectified to ensure that the company raked in the needed revenue to sustain its operations.
The General Manager of ECG for the Eastern Region, Ing Sariel Adobea Etwire, who made this known to the media, said the amount recovered was an improvement over Gh¢1.26 million recovered in 2021.
She said ECG has the vision to become financially viable and was not relenting in revenue protection activities to ensure that all customers using power without payment would be smoked out for prosecution.
Ing Etwire said the Eastern Region has undertaken various initiatives, which have, in the past, helped the Region to enjoy a relatively stable power supply.
She assured customers that her outfit would continue to work hard to keep the light on and urged customers to do their part by paying their bills promptly.
“However, those who have not been receiving bills for some time should do well to report to the nearest ECG office to avoid piling up their monthly bills,” she advised.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com