Life line customers of the Electricity Company of Ghana, ECG, can now expect to have 100% of their bills absorbed from this month till the end of the year.
This follows government’s extension of an earlier three months’ subsidy on utility for consumers who consume between 0 to 50kWh per month.This is part of efforts to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the populace.
The ECG says, “Lifeline customers on both prepaid and postpaid metering systems will realise their relief effective August 2020 to January 2021.”
ECG further said customers on smart prepaid meters will be automatically credited next month with their free lifeline units.
“Customers on non-smart prepaid meters will have to visit their vending points to recharge in order to receive their free lifeline units each month,” the statement further added.
“With regards to postpaid lifeline customers, their bills from August 2020 will indicate the government’s absorption of their lifeline consumption,” ECG added in the statement.