Oasis Pool and Shisha Lounge in Accra has been cut off from the national grid for power theft. The night club, which is said to be owned by popular hiplife musician D-Black, is located at Cantonments behind the police headquarters in Accra. Operators were caught red handed by the National …
Read More »ECG task force storms Parliament to disconnect power over debt
A task force of the Electricity Company of Ghana is currently in parliament awaiting departure of the Speaker to embark on a disconnection exercise over indebtedness of the lawmaking chamber. It is unclear the exact amount Parliament owes the power distribution company. On March 14, ECG disconnected power to Terminal …
Read More »UG faces disconnection from power grid over GH¢33M debt it owes ECG
The University of Ghana, risks being disconnected from the national power grid if it fails to pay a GH¢33 million debt it owes the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) within the next 72 hours. A disconnection notice has been served on the university, and any further delay will leave the …
Read More »ECG chases Judicial Service over GH¢762,000 debt
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has served disconnection notice on the Judicial Service over its alleged feet-dragging attitude towards the payment of its debt. The Judicial Service owes GH¢762,319.35 in electricity bills and all attempts by ECG to recover the amount have proven futile after serving the institution a …
Read More »Internal Audit Agency owes ECG GHS 545,000
A letter of demand sighted by Citi News indicates that the Internal Audit Agency owes the Electricity Company of Ghana Five Hundred and Forty-Five Thousand, Seven Hundred and Forty (GHc545,740.68) as of April 1, 2022. According to the letter dated April 7, 2022, the power distributor is asking the agency to redeem …
Read More »Fake ECG officers arrested for extorting customers
Two persons are in the hands of the police after they were arrested for posing as workers of the Electricity Company of Ghana. According to a Graphic report, Richard Nii Moi and Edward Quartey are said to have extorted monies from some unsuspecting customers under the guise of inspection and …
Read More »Two fake ECG staff nabbed in Accra
Two suspects who feigned to be staff of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and extorted money from some customers have been arrested and are in police custody. The suspects: Richard Nii Moi and Edward Quartey, are being held at the Israel Police Station, near Sowutuom in Accra. Mrs Mary …
Read More »Thieves vandalise newly-installed ECG transformer at Dunyo
Some suspected thieves have stolen parts of a new transformer installed by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to serve residents of Dunyo, a suburb of the Ga West Municipal Assembly in the Greater Accra Region. As a solution to complaints by residents of frequent low voltage and power fluctuation …
Read More »ECG takes on two companies for engaging in power theft
Two companies, Samnort Company Limited and Concrete Jungle Coffee Club and Wellness, have been caught in ECG’s web for illegal meter bypass (illegal connection) and have since been disconnected and will be handed over to the police in the coming days. Samnort, a sachet water producing company, owes about GH¢62,000, …
Read More »ECG reconnects Accra Sports Stadium
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has reconnected power at the Accra sports stadium, 48 hours after it was cut off due to debt owed. On Tuesday, ECG National Taskforce disconnected the power supply to the stadium over a debt to the tune of GH¢508,000.00. It was part of an …
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