The Electricity Company of Ghana Limited (ECG), the power distribution company responsible for power distribution in southern Ghana, has announced the suspension of the ongoing meter replacement exercise.
In a letter signed by the ECG’s North Tema Manager, Shirley Tamara Asomani-Wiafe, on March 12, 2025, the power distribution company directed its contractors and officers to suspend the exercise immediately.
“Please be informed that the mass replacement of meters is currently on hold until further notice,” the letter said.
However, ECG emphasised that only new meter service connections, faulty meter replacements and fixed-rate customers should be provided with the new meters.
ECG warned, “Under no circumstances should any supplier proceed with the mass replacement of meters.”
ECG tasked all contractors and workers in the meters support chain to strictly comply with this directive.
The mass replacement of obsolete meters with smart MMS-compliant Prepaid Meters began in September 2024.
This is part of the company’s Loss Reduction Programme (LRP), an initiative to facilitate the installation of smart meters to improve energy accountability in Ghana.
The project is also to be undertaken as part of a broader effort to modernise ECG’s infrastructure to improve its service delivery across the nation.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
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