Tag: ECG
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Samuel Dubik Mahama appointed ECG Managing Director
President Akufo-Addo has appointed Samuel Dubik Masubir Mahama as Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). He is expected to take over from Kwame Agyeman–Budu who is expected to step down onTuesday, May 17, 2022. Agyeman-Budu was appointed as the managing director of Electricity Company of Ghana, on 3 November 2019. He took…
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ECG takes on two companies for engaging in power theft
Two companies, Samnort Company Limited and Concrete Jungle Coffee Club and Wellness, have been caught in ECG’s web for illegal meter bypass (illegal connection) and have since been disconnected and will be handed over to the police in the coming days. Samnort, a sachet water producing company, owes about GH¢62,000, while Concrete Jungle had no…
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ECG will champion customer satisfaction and project implementation – MD
In their quest to ensure customers are delighted, the Electricity Company of Ghana Limited (ECG) has pledged to prioritise customer satisfaction and project implementation. “As a customer-focused organisation, one of our key success indicators is a satisfied customer base. Therefore, we are passionate about constantly improving our customer services to ensure that our customers are…
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Energy sector workers risk losing their jobs if power loses are not curbed – Energy Minister
Energy Minister Matthew Opoku Prempeh says the jobs of staff of the Electricity Company Ghana Limited and other power distribution companies will be at risk if the energy sector continues to record the level of losses the industry is currently recording. The Electricity Company of Ghana is on record to be losing as much as…
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10% of ECG’s revenue unaccounted for – Energy Minister
At least 10 percent of electricity produced by the Electricity Company of Ghana and consumed by the public cannot be accounted for, the Minister of Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has revealed. The situation, he said, meant that for every 1,000 megawatts of electricity sold, 100 megawatts is unaccounted for, insisting that a company with…
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Current ‘dumsor’ not caused by financial challenges – NAPO insists
The Minister of Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has rejected claims that the recent power outages popularly referred to as ‘dumsor’ are a result of financial difficulties. The Minister insists that such claims are borne out of wishful thinking by critics of the Akufo-Addo administration. Dr. Opoku Prempeh said this at the Minister’s press briefing…
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Our MD must be sacked; he has no vision – ECG staff demand
The Junior and Senior Staff of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) are demanding the immediate removal of their Managing Director, Mr. Kwame Agyeman-Budu from office over alleged mismanagement of the company. The staff said they took the decision at a joint National Executive Committee held last Friday at the ECG Training School in Tema.…
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Upward review of utility tariffs will adversely affect businesses – CUTS International
Civil Society Organisation, Consumer, Unity and Trust Society, CUTS International, says any upward adjustment of electricity tariffs in the country, will push businesses away from settling in the country. Their call follows a request by the Electricity Company of Ghana and the Ghana Water Company Limited for the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission to increase tariffs…
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ECG proposes increment in electricity tariffs
Ghanaians might soon be paying more for electricity as the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is proposing an increment in tariffs. The Company says it needs more funds to support its operational activities, hence the request. The Managing Director of the company, Kwame Agyeman-Budu at a public forum on Thursday, April 8, 2021, said while…
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Government settles over 50% power debt owed IPPs
The Chamber of Independent Power Producers, Distributors and Bulk Consumers (CIPDiB), has revealed that government has settled a little over 50% of the overdue debt owed them. According to them, this leaves the current indebtedness of the government to the IPPs at about $750 million. This comes barely two months after the Chamber threaten to…