Over 200 residents of Tamale in the Northern Region of Ghana have been arrested for engaging in power theft and enjoying electricity freely on the blind side of Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo).
They were arrested during a three-day exercise carried out by the Loss Control Unit of NEDCo supervised by a joint military-police task force.
The exercise was carried out n Hausa Zongo, Sakasaka and Jisonayili, all suburbs of the Tamale Metropolis.
Residents of Tamale are notoriously known for engaging in power theft, popularly known as an illegal connection.
The staff of NEDCo have been threatened and attacked on several occasions.
The unfortunate development forced the power distribution company to withdraw its field services.
They, however, suspended the withdrawal of their services for two pending resolutions of three keys issues after the Executive Secretary of PURC, Dr Ishmael Ackah, and other officials of the Commission met the workers of NEDCo.
A source told energynewsafrica.com that an estimated cost of the power illegally consumed by the 200 residents is GHS462,000
According to the source, the exercise would be continued in the coming days after the money had been retrieved from the residents.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com