The fear of being disconnected from the national grid has compelled Ghana’s Parliament to settle part of its indebtedness to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).
The West African nation’s legislative body owed the power distribution company about Gh¢13 million.
However, the legislative body issued a cheque of Gh¢3.5 million on Monday, March 20, 2023, when the ECG’s revenue mobilisation taskforce visited the House.
They also promised to pay an additional Gh¢5 million through the Ministry of Finance to bring the total to Gh¢8.5 million.
“GHȼ5 million of the GHȼ8.5 million they promised will be paid by the Finance Ministry through the GIFMIS platform. They have written a cheque for the rest of the GHȼ3.5 million but we asked them to process it electronically because we are not accepting cheque or cash in this exercise,” Laila Abubakari, Manager in charge of External Communications of the ECG, said.
The ECG, on Monday, commenced a month-long revenue mobilisation exercise across its operational areas.
The power distribution company is hoping to collect about Gh¢5.7 billion.
All ECG staff, from the top management to junior officers, would be used to retrieve all the monies owed to the company.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
