Out of this the PURC, has been able to settle 514 representing 93.12 per cent within the same period including billing adjustments, receiving bills for first time and household meters as well as other issues leading to increase in ECG/PSDs revenue, whiles some inappropriate billing of consumers, written off. The complaints were received from consumers at Nkawkaw, Suhum, Anyinam, Abetifi/Akwasiho, Kofi Dede at the Kwahu area and Samulesi, Odoton, Poliwa also in the Yilo Krobo district at separate forums held by the PURC to sensitize consumers on their rights and responsibilities. At the various forums, non-billing, accumulated bills, wrongful disconnection and delay in following up faults/complaints were the key issues raised by consumers who appealed to the PURC to intervene to ensure that they had satisfactory service delivery. Some of the consumers were very angry for being given accumulated bills of between six-36 months as the maiden bill and failure to pay, they were disconnected and threatened to send the PSD to court for unlawful disconnection and billing. Mr Jude Aduamoah Addo, Eastern Regional Director of the PURC, indicated that 42 customers were captured for billing for the first time for periods ranging between 6-36 months. He advised consumers especially those in the rural areas and on the post-paid system to report delay in receiving bills to the nearest ECG/PSD office or the PURC for prompt action. He said whiles the delay in billing may not be their fault they should report after three months of new meter instalment and enjoying power, since power was not free and must be paid for to enable the ECG to serve consumers better. He said both the service providers such as the ECG/PSD and the Ghana Water Company have responsibilities towards each other explaining that PURC was mandated to ensure that both service providers and consumers were doing well and assured consumers of the PURC’s mandate to protect consumers right Source: GNA
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The Head of Communications at Ghana Gas Company Limited, Ernest Owusu Bempah Bonsu, has noted that despite the legacy debts in the energy sector Ghana Gas will soon pay a dividend to the Government of Ghana. “The Government is doing something about it, it is a cyclical debt in the energy sector and the Ministry of Finance is dealing with it. Basically, that issue does not arise because VRA is paying as we (Ghana Gas ) hold the Gas in trust of Ghana National Petroleum Commission(GNPC) so technicalities are involved. “Aside that Ghana Gas is doing other projects like supplying close to 60 percent of Liquified Petroleum Gas(LPG) as well; that is giving us money; and this year, am disclosing to you we are the only company that is going to pay dividend to the Government of Ghana of about 20 million dollars,” he said. He revealed that a lot of savings and prudent spending has been undertaken under the Dr Ben Asante administration that has resulted in the Company acquiring an ultra modern office and increasing its employment figures to over 600. “…Just one and a half months savings of staff indigenization was used to purchase our ultra-modern office in Accra; the Company was staying in somebody’s house; a semi-detached house having about 10 people in one office. This time around we have the best office in the modern history of a corporate environment; that tells you that prudent management has resulted in that”.
Load shedding to minimize as Ghana Gas completes tie-in of gas pipelines
This is because of the completion of tie-in of gas pipelines connecting Takoradi and Tema. The country lost about 300MW of power due to the shut down of Atuabo Gas Processing Plant for mandatory maintenance works. Speaking to journalists on the progress of work on Thursday [April 11, 2019], the Head of Communications at the Ghana Gas Company, Ernest Owusu Bempah maintains that the situation should normalize soon. “As at Monday [April 8, 2019], we were producing about 110 million standard cubic feet (mmscf) of gas which was giving us 600megawatts of electricity. Today [Thursday] the engineers are informing that we are producing about 130 which should give us almost 680 to 700 megawatts of electricity which is key,” he explained. The disclosure by the Ghana Gas company limited comes about twenty-four hours ahead of the scheduled date for completion of the tie-in process of gas pipelines from Takoradi and Tema. The move which required a mandatory shut down of the gas processing facility, impacted the supply of power to some parts of the country. It also followed an earlier assurance by the Energy Ministry that the power situation should be corrected a week earlier. Mr. Owusu Bempah also mentioned that there has .”
Load shedding to minimize as Ghana Gas completes tie-in of gas pipelines
This is because of the completion of tie-in of gas pipelines connecting Takoradi and Tema. The country lost about 300MW of power due to the shut down of Atuabo Gas Processing Plant for mandatory maintenance works. Speaking to journalists on the progress of work on Thursday [April 11, 2019], the Head of Communications at the Ghana Gas Company, Ernest Owusu Bempah maintains that the situation should normalize soon. “As at Monday [April 8, 2019], we were producing about 110 million standard cubic feet (mmscf) of gas which was giving us 600megawatts of electricity. Today [Thursday] the engineers are informing that we are producing about 130 which should give us almost 680 to 700 megawatts of electricity which is key,” he explained. The disclosure by the Ghana Gas company limited comes about twenty-four hours ahead of the scheduled date for completion of the tie-in process of gas pipelines from Takoradi and Tema. The move which required a mandatory shut down of the gas processing facility, impacted the supply of power to some parts of the country. It also followed an earlier assurance by the Energy Ministry that the power situation should be corrected a week earlier. Mr. Owusu Bempah also mentioned that there has .”