The Northern Regional office of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has appealed to striking staff of the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) to exempt all health facilities, security installations, and educational institutions in the wake of their withdrawal of all outdoor activities within the great Tamale metropolis.
According to PURC, these sectors are strategic areas; hence, they must be exempted from the service withdrawal.
In a letter written to NEDCo by Mr. Ali Simon Jarana, the Northern Regional Manager of PURC, the commission observed that withdrawing services from these areas has the tendency to affect quality of health delivery, security, and academic activities within the metropolis.
He also appealed to them to exempt Ghana Water Installations as power is an input in the entire value chain of water production.
Mr. Jarana called on residents to remain calm as they work tirelessly around the clock to get staff of NEDCo to call off their strike.
It would be recalled that the staff of VRA/NEDCo at their emergency meeting last Thursday, July 31, 2025, declared withdrawal of field services in Tamale and its environs.
This follows unprovoked attacks on their staff by the youth of Tamale on Wednesday, July 30, 2025.
Some staff of NEDCo who were driving official vehicles on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, were stopped, dragged out, and beaten with clubs and sticks by some Tamale youth. The vehicles were subsequently seized and parked at the Gukpena Palace.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
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