By Austin Agyenim Boateng
The Sunyani Area Office of the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) has disconnected power supply to key public institutions in the Dormaa Municipality, including the Ghana Ambulance Service and the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), due to unpaid electricity bills.
According to officials, the Ghana Ambulance Service main station in Dormaa Ahenkro was disconnected for owing GH¢10,196, while the GNFS’s main and sub-stations at the Dormaa Ahenkro bus terminal were cut off for outstanding debts of GH¢4,600 and GH¢1,179, respectively.
These actions formed part of a two-week Mass Revenue Mobilization and Loss Control Exercise conducted by NEDCo to recover debts from customers in the area.
Speaking to the media during the exercise, Mr. John Anim Peprah, Dormaa Ahenkro Station Supervisor for NEDCo, revealed that total customer indebtedness in the municipality currently stands at GH¢20.33 million. He said the company aims to recover at least 85 percent of this amount.
“We urge all customers to pay their bills promptly and keep receipts as proof to avoid disconnection,” Mr. Peprah said.
The exercise also uncovered an illegal connection at a private residence owned by a woman (Name withheld), who owes GH¢10,044. The power supply to the premises was immediately cut off, and the matter is under further investigation.
In a more positive development, the Dormaa-Ahenkro Presbyterian Nursing and Midwifery Training College cleared its GH¢29,266 debt with a full payment of GH¢30,000.
However, Dormaa Senior High School emerged as one of the largest institutional debtors, owing GH¢1.64 million across two accounts. The school’s Headmaster, Mr. Armstrong Asante who also serves as the Bono Regional Chairman of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), pledged to liaise with the Ministry of Education, which is responsible for settling utility bills for public senior high schools.
NEDCo has intensified its revenue recovery efforts across the Bono Region and beyond, warning that continued non-payment could severely impact electricity distribution and operational efficiency.
