Tag Archives: Meters

IN JUST TWO WEEKS, MORE THAN 400 PREPAID METERS WERE STOLEN IN THE ANYAA ELECTORAL AREA, ASSEMBLYMAN EXPRESSED CONCERN

  Hon. Michael Acquah, the assembly member representing the Anyaa West electoral area in the Greater Accra region, expressed his concerns this morning during a news conference held at his office over the theft of more than 400 prepaid meters in the area over the previous two weeks. Hon. Michael …

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2000 prepaid meters ready to be distributed to Kejetia traders

Traders at the Kejetia Market in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti Region are set to receive 2000 prepaid meters from the Electricity Company of Ghana, (ECG). This comes after the traders requested individual meters at the market. The traders have on several occasions clashed with the management of the …

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Electrical technician fined GH¢5,400 for illegally installing ECG meters

An electrical technician, Henry Teye Adjirackor, was yesterday sentenced to a fine of GH¢5,400 by the Circuit Court in Accra, for illegally installing Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) meters on premises. He will go to jail for 18 months in default. Adjirackor was convicted on his own plea of guilty …

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Ghana Water Company to read meters with drones

Management of the Ghana Water Company Ltd has introduced an electronic billing system to tackle challenges such as delays in billing, non-billing, non-reflection of bill payments, and difficulty in monitoring meter readers among others. The Managing Director of Ghana Water Company, Ing. Dr. Clifford Abdallah Braimah, indicated that as part …

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Bus carrying smuggled prepaid meters seized by GRA officials in Kumasi

A bus carrying electricity prepaid meters that were allegedly being smuggled into the country has been seized by officials of the Ghana Revenue Authority in the Ashanti Region. According to the officers, they intercepted the bus which was carrying passengers and goods from Kumasi to Aflao in the Volta Region, …

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50 soldiers deployed as ECG begins Prepaid meters installation

A contingent of 50 military personnel has been deployed to the Krobo area to provide security to the staff of the Electricity Company of Ghana, ECG, as it replaces all postpaid meters with prepaid meters beginning today June 14, 2022. The military will be assisted by National Security and the …

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Angry Kejetia traders rescind decision to pay electricity bills for separate meters

Traders at the Kejetia Market in Kumasi have rescinded a decision to pay for the cost of separate meters at the facility. The traders in their quest to access separate meters decided to pay 850 cedis each for the meters and installation, following an agreement between management of the market, Electricity …

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Kpongunor residents reject pre-paid meters

The residents of Kpongunor in the Krobo area, have rejected plans by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to install pre-paid meters in the Yilo and Manya Krobo municipalities. The management of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), on Tuesday, began a comprehensive meter reading and pre-installation survey in the …

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US$40 million ‘incompatible’ ECG meters abandoned at Tema – NPP MP ‘blows alarm’

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Nsawam Adoagyiri, Frank Annor Dompreh, has said he is embarking on a crusade against Energy Minister Matthew Opoku Prempeh over some abandoned electricity meters at the Tema Port. The Meters were procured by ECG at a cost of $40 million in 2016. Speaking to …

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