Tag Archives: METER

Woman arrested for illegal meter installation; 20 fake metres seized

Police in Krobo have arrested a woman on a residential property for illegally replacing her meter. According to sources at angelonline.com.gh, officials of the Electricity Company of Ghana had installed a new prepaid meter in the home of the woman, but routine checks by officers uncovered that the culprit had …

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Man jailed for stealing prepaid meter

A 24-year-old tricycle rider, Abdul-Gafaru Sulemana, has been sentenced to two months imprisonment by the Tamale district court for stealing a prepaid meter owned by NEDCo. According to reports, on November 12, 2022, Abdul-Gafaru went to Gumbihini, a suburb of the Tamale metropolis, and was seen with a pair of …

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No Ghana Card, no electricity meter very soon – Energy Minister hints

Minister for Energy and Member of Parliament(MP) for Manhyia South Constituency in the Ashanti Region Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has hinted that very soon, Ghanaian citizens without Ghana Card would not be able to access electricity or get metres in their homes. “Very soon, if you don’t have Ghana Card, you wouldn’t get …

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Police arrest illegal meter peddler

The police at Mamprobi have arrested Henry Teye Adjirackor, a technician, for illegally possessing, selling and installing meters, and passing them off as meters from the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). The suspect was arrested after field-monitoring officers of the ECG from the Korle Bu District Office disconnected power to …

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Kejetia market: ‘One shop, one meter’ coming – Management to shopowners

The management of the Kumasi Kejetia Market in the Ashanti region has said it is working with the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to procure separate meters for traders in the market. The traders have declined to pay bills, as a protest to the failure of the management to give …

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Man Faces Court For Stealing 11 ECG Meters

An unemployed man is in the grip of the police for allegedly stealing prepaid meters from the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), and selling them to the public. A total of 11 meters valued at $2,600 (GH¢15,000) were retrieved from Edward Abeiku, who had sold each of the meters at …

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