Tag Archives: ECG

ECG shuts down Tema Oil Refinery over ¢27m debt

A task force from the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has cut electricity supply to the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) for its failure to pay its bills. According to the energy distributor, TOR’s current debt is about ¢27 million cedis, hence disconnecting them. ECG says it has been working tirelessly …

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ECG closes down Krobo District office over ‘threats’ against its staff

The Electricity Company of Ghana, ECG, has closed down its Krobo District office in Somanya following a protest by some residents within the Yilo Krobo and Lower Manya Krobo Municipalities. The closure took effect from December 1, according to a statement from the ECG in response to the protest. The …

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You don’t have power to ban ECG from Kroboland; chief to irate youth

The Manya Krobo Traditional Authority in the eastern part of Ghana has condemned the protests by some youth of the area against the power distribution company, Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). The youth group has been demanding the ECG to cancel the debt the residents owe for over four years. …

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A/R: ECG to cut power supply to GBC, Kumasi Airport, others over debt

The Ashanti regional branch of the Electricity Company of Ghana Limited(ECG) effective Wednesday, October 20, 2021, will embark on a mass disconnection exercise across the region. The exercise dubbed “Operation correct and collect all debt” will affect state broadcaster’s Ashanti regional branch head office which hosts Garden City radio and …

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Tema ECG Loses Transformers to Thieves

Management of Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in the Tema Region is expressing concern about rampant stealing of fuses in its transformers in the Tema Metropolis of the Greater Accra Region. The power distribution company is appealing to residents to be on the lookout for thieves moving to their various …

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VIDEO: Brothers ganged up and beat ECG official for disconnecting their light

A minor misunderstanding that occurred between an official from the Electricity of Ghana (ECG) and some residents in the Northern Region turned violent after the men attacked him for disconnecting their light.  The ECG official identified as identified Yakubu Garkuwan Kumo reportedly went to the home of a retired soldier …

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ECG whistle blower in the dock

The West Ada District Police, Sege, has prosecuted a carpenter who alerted the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) of some alleged power theft by a poultry farmer at Hwakpo, for causing damage to the electrical cables of the latter. Richard Ackwerh, the accused, appearing before His Lordship Narh Awah of …

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How ECG cut power supply to Gifty Anti’s house

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has cut power supply to the residence of Ghanaian media personality and host of the StandPoint show, Oheneyere Gifty Anti. In a video posted on her Facebook page, an official from the power distribution company could be seen on top of an electricity pole …

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Tema: ECG’s 33kv cable set ablaze by unknown persons

  A 33kv Electricity cable connected to a Pylon (High Tension) belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana, has been set ablaze by unknown persons. The Pylon, which is fenced with a wire mesh adjacent to the Ghana Grid Company GRIDCo close to the Tema Oil Refinery, is suspected to …

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Striking ECG staff risk losing their jobs for staging illegal protest – NLC

Employees of the Electricity Company of Ghana risk losing their jobs for staging what has been described by the National Labour Commission (NLC) as an “illegal” sit-down strike. They have thus been ordered to call off their strike with immediate effect, a statement from the NLC said on Monday. The …

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