Tag: ECG
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ECG rolls out measures to make cashless system accessible
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says it has established proactive measures to address potential difficulties faced by customers when using its digital platforms for prepaid credit purchases rolled out last week. In an interview Citi Business News, Fred Baimbill-Johnson, the Public Relations Officer of ECG’s Accra West Region, expressed confidence in the company’s recently…
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Volta: ECG to disconnect customers after PURC approved 14-day grace period
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has issued a warning to its customers that they have 14 days to pay their current bills or face disconnection. The Acting Volta Regional General Manager, Ing. Michael Buabin, made this known at a media briefing following the company’s one-month national revenue mobilization exercise which saw it recoup over…
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We’ve generated over GH¢2bn from revenue mobilisation exercise – ECG
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is gearing up to provide a detailed report on the revenue generated from its mobilisation exercise, which has so far exceeded 2 billion cedis. Samuel Dubik Mahama, the Managing Director of ECG, shared in an interview with Citi News that the announcement will be made next week. The window…
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ECG to undertake planned maintenance works in Accra on April 21
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has served notice of planned maintenance works in the Greater Accra Region. The exercise is scheduled for Friday, April 21, 2023, from 9 am to 5 pm. A statement from the company said the repair works are aimed at improving service delivery Areas to be affected are Tesano, Abeka,…
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ECG MD apologises to customers for inefficiencies
The Managing Director of the Electricity of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama, has rendered an unqualified apology to customers of the power company for the inefficiencies in the system. He admitted that his outfit has on some few occasions not delivered efficiently to the satisfaction of their customers. The ECG boss partly attributed the issue…
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ECG revenue mobilisation not IMF driven – Dubik Mahama
The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana, Samuel Dubik Mahama has refuted suggestions that the revenue mobilisation exercise is one of several conditionalities from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The ECG has embarked on a one-month-long revenue mobilisation exercise to recover some GH¢5.7 billion from individuals and firms who have failed to pay…
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ECG negotiates with GRA to offset ¢600m tax obligation
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is negotiating with the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to offset about GH₵600 million of its tax obligations to the state. The company intends to write off the debt of some “sensitive” public sector institutions that have accumulated over the years Mr. Samuel Dubik Mahama, the Managing Director, ECG, who…
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ECG retrieves GH¢38m debt from clients in Central Region
The Central Regional Office of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has recovered more than GH¢38 million owed by its customers across the region since the commencement of its debt collection exercise on Monday, March 20. The amount represents 14.9 percent of the GH¢255 million owed ECG by domestic users, businesses, organizations, ministries, departments, and…
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ECG disconnects GRA, KFC, Ho Airport others from power grid
The Volta Regional branch of the Electricity Company of Ghana disconnected some customers on the first day of its nationwide revenue mobilization exercise which began on Monday, March 20, 2023. The exercise which took place in all eleven districts supervised by regional branch of the company in the Volta and Oti Regions saw officials from…
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Chamber of IPPs disappointed over ECG’s tariff increase request
The Chamber of Independent Power Producers Distributors and Bulk Consumers (CIPDiB), has expressed disappointment at the call for an increment in electricity tariffs by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). According to the Chamber, the government has engaged the IPPs to reduce their capacity charges or tariffs to the ECG, to make the price of…