ECG installs smart prepaid meters in Western Region
By Desmond Cudjoe The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has begun the installation of 40,000 new prepaid meters in the Western Region. Leading the ECG management team to visit the various areas where the meters are being installed, the Regional General Manager of ECG, Emmanuel Justice Ofori, said aside from the deployment of the new […]
ECG to roll out power outage schedule
The Electricity Company of Ghana and the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) have in a joint press release announced that there will be in the coming days a minimal power supply to some parts of the country and customers. The development, according to the release, is due to maintenance works which is being carried out […]
‘Dum Siesie’: ECG to release 14-day power schedule following Atuabo shutdown
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), is set to issue a timetable to guide consumers, as gas supply to some power plants will be impacted for the next two weeks due to the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant in the Western Region being shut down. The routine shutdown, which commenced on March 25, is intended to […]
A plea to settle all money owed ECG
By Charles Neequaye, a Journalist The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), on Monday, March 20, 2023, commenced a massive disconnection exercise across the country, in an effort to recover an outstanding debt of about GHc5.7 billion owed the company by customers. These customers or consumers of electricity include some state and private institutions, prominent individuals, […]
ECG restores power to Keta vaccine storage
Power has been restored at the Keta Municipal Health Directorate which houses the vaccine store of the municipality. This comes hours after the Daily Graphic published a story on how vaccines for routine immunisation, including recent deliveries, risked getting expired at the directorate because the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) had disconnected power supply to […]
Stop calling me to plead on behalf of people – ECG boss
By: Konadu Benedicta The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana, ECG, Samuel Dubik Mahama has sent a warning to those calling him to plead on behalf of companies that owe ECG to stop. According to him, the exercise by ECG to ensure that its users pay its arrears is to enable equality. He added that, it is […]
ECG disconnects Cape Coast Sports Stadium over GHC513,000 legacy debt
The Electricity Company of Ghana, ECG, has cut power supply to the Cape Coast Sports Stadium over legacy debt of GHC513,000. The move forms part of the company’s nationwide action to reduce debts owed it to ensure it stays in business. Since Monday, March 20, it had embarked on an aggressive revenue mobilization drive as […]
ECG disconnects power to Cape Coast Sports stadium and two steel companies in Tema
The Electricity Company of Ghana, ECG, has disconnected two steel manufacturing companies in the Tema Enclave, Fabremetal and Star Steel from the National Grid. Fabremetal owes about 28 million Cedis while Star Steel was unable to settle its 18 million Cedis debt. They were taken off the grid because they could not pay when officials […]
ECG cuts power to Ho Airport, Technical University, others
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has disconnected power supply to some major institutions and facilities in the Volta and Oti Regions, who collectively owe GHC 219 million. As part of its month-long revenue mobilization drive, the Ho Airport and the Ho Technical University are among key establishments hit, according to a statement issued to […]
ECG recoups about GHC18.5 Million from Parliament and Ghana Airport Company
By: Mabel Adorkor Annang Within hours of the first day of its one-month revenue mobilization exercise, the Electricity Company of Ghana, ECG, recouped about 18.5 million Cedis from Parliament and Ghana Airport Company. According to ECG, the 18.5 billion Cedis is a drop in the ocean as the Company intends to collect 5.7 billion Cedis […]
