Electricity meters not for sale – ECG Boss
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has stated that anybody caught selling its meters would be arrested and prosecuted.
The Managing Director of the ECG, Mr Anthony Gyampoh, made the company’s position clear when he addressed commercial managers of the company in Koforidua.
The three-day meeting, which was attended by commercial managers from all the regions, was to deliberate on issues which had impacted negatively on the company’s operations.
According to Mr Gyampoh, the meters are not for sale and that only a small amount is charged for their installation and attributed the alleged sales to middle-men often referred to as “gorro boys” and some bad lots within the EGG.
He therefore warned such perpetrators to put a stop to such illegal acts or have themselves to blame.
“Our meters are not for sale and there are reports that some bad nuts within the ECG and the gorro boys have been selling the meters – so drastic measures will be taken against anybody caught in the act which is denting the image of the company,” Mr Gyampo stated.
On the company’s revenue generation, he said the ECG had resorted to the prepayment system to ensure the full recovery of monies from consumers.
He added that although such a system had its challenges, the company would be able to improve its financial position stressing that all major cities in the country would be hooked to that system by the end of2012.
Mr Gyampo asked the commercial managers to, among other issues ensure close to 100 per cent accuracy in billing and also shortening the duration for the provision of new service connections and separate meters to customers.
The Eastern Regional Director of the ECG, Mr Arthur Forson said a new sub-station had been built to further improve on the services of the company to the people in the region.
He also indicated that the pre-paid system being carried out in the region had so far covered Koforidua while Nkawkaw was being worked on to be followed by Oda and expressed the hope that all the district capitals would be covered in due course.
Mr Arthur Forson said the company was, however, facing a number of challenges such as felling of trees especially on Sundays by illegal chainsaw operators on power lines, thefts of conductors, particularly in the night all of which, interrupted power supply and called on the public to help apprehend the culprits.
“We are doing the best but the activities of these culprits have been making it impossible for some of the towns and communities to have regular supply of electricity and I appeal to everybody to help arrest the culprits,” Mr Arthur Forson stated.
Source: Daily Graphic