Tag: Electricity Company of Ghana
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Electricity tariff goes up by 4.22%
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has implemented a 4.22 percent increase in electricity tariffs for all non-lifeline residential customers, affecting the average end-user. This decision comes after a review carried out for the third quarter of 2023 by the PURC. According to the PURC, the primary objective behind the tariff adjustment is to ensure…
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Upward adjustment of tariffs won’t solve ECG’s challenges – Former Power Minister
Former Minister for Power, Dr. Kwabena Donkor has indicated that it will take more than a tariff adjustment to salvage the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) from its current financial woes. This comes on the back of proposals by ECG for an increment of more than 140% in tariffs to enable it to cover fully…
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ECG Board and officials pay familiarisation visit to Alpha TND Factory
The Board of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) led by its Board Chairman, Mr. Keli Gadzekpo, and some officials have paid a one-day familiarisation visit to the factory base of energy and power distribution resource company Alpha TND Limited located at Prampram in the Greater Accra region. Mr. Keli Gadzekpo was accompanied by Mr.…
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ECG blames issues with its prepaid system on faulty meters
The Electricity Company of Ghana’s (ECG) has blamed the current challenges it is experiencing with servicing its prepaid customers on technical faults with some of its meters as well as poor communication between some of its smart meters and servers. In a statement released by the power distribution company, ECG disclosed that some meters which…
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Next NPP government will implement remote sensing technology to check power theft – Bawumia
The act of stealing electricity through illegal connections will come to an end following a new system which will be put in place by a New Patriotic Party (NPP) government should it be allowed to remain in power for another term. This promise was made by the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia at the official…
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Ashanti region tops illegal connections in ECG’s X’mas swoop
The Strategic Business Unit of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Ashanti Region, recorded the highest number of illegal connections during the Christmas festivities. A report issued by the Revenue Protection Unit of the ECG disclosed that the exercise led to the loss of revenue, and that measures have been put in place to recover…
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GRIDCo staff suspend strike over debt owed by ECG, others
The aggrieved staff of the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) have announced that they have called off their intended industrial action to protest debts owed the company by other power sector players such as the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and Power Distribution Services (PDS). A statement issued by the company said the suspension follows a…
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ECG returns as PDS contract officially terminated
The Electricity Company of Ghana has officially announced that it has terminated the contract it established with the Power Distribution Services Limited under the Private Sector Participation agreement it had with the Millenium Development Authority. The termination of the contract follows government findings that the PDS submitted an invalid insurance guarantee for the takeover of…
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Ghana to export electricity to Mali and Niger — Dr. Bawumia
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says Ghana is on course to become a major exporter of power in the West Africa sub-region following the commencement of export of electricity to Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso joins Togo, Cote d’Ivoire and Benin as the West African countries that Ghana regularly exports electricity to. But speaking at the…
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ECG to set up utility telco business to support government’s digitization agenda
The Electricity Company of Ghana is working towards establishing a Utility Telco Business by the end of the year, Managing Director of the ECG, Engineer Samuel Boakye-Appiah has revealed. The business is currently in its pilot phase. Delivering his keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the 2019 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Africon…