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New Takoradi: Assembly woman and 14 others fined for picketing at ECG
Add a CommentThere was a frenzy atmosphere in New Takoradi, a suburb of Takoradi on Monday morning after the release of 15 town folks who were dragged to court for picketing at the premises of Electricity Company of Ghana in Takoradi a … Read more →
Govt directs ECG to refund excess charges in 14 days
Add a CommentThe government has given the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) 14 days to refund all excess charges to its customers. Already, the ECG says it has refunded over GH¢3 million resulting from the billing defect but the government wants the … Read more →
Tariff increase: PURC orders ECG to correct metering anomalies
Add a CommentThe Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) says it has issued an order to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), to correct the metering and billing anomalies resulting from implementation of the 2015 Major Tariff Increase. A statement from the PURC … Read more →
Ghanaians shouldn’t complain about extra 10% tariff increment – ECG
Add a CommentThe Electricity Company of Ghana appears bemused by consumers raising hell over additional charges on electricity tariffs which came to light this week. ECG says the increment is meant for developmental projects and sees nothing wrong for government to slap Ghanaians with … Read more →
PHOTO: ECG: 21 arrested for illegal connection
Add a CommentThe Electricity Company of Ghana has arrested 21 people in the Ashanti Region for illegally using power. The raid, conducted by a combined team of staff from ECG and the police, rounded up 17 people from the Danyame District and … Read more →
ECG loses 600MW power
Add a CommentThe Electricity Company of Ghana has been forced to shed 590 megawatts of power at a time when Ghanaians expect the power crisis in the country to subside. BUSINESS GUIDE learnt that certain technical problems with a fuse on an … Read more →
Gov’t’s debt to ECG now $512m
Add a CommentGovernment’s indebtedness to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has shot up to about $512 million, approximately GH¢1.945 billion, BUSINESS GUIDE has learnt. Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) from last year to date have failed to pay accumulated bills. Government … Read more →
ECG for sale
Add a CommentGovernment has appointed the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) to lead in the privatisation of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). MiDA, in accordance with the privatisation process, intends to conduct an international competitive tender to select a company or consortium … Read more →
ECG defends 100% increment
Add a CommentGhana (ECG) has said the constant depreciation of the cedi is the main reason they are asking for a 100 per cent increment in tariffs. Utility providers in the country are calling for over a hundred per cent increment in … Read more →
One day Ghanaians will wake up & realize gov’t has sold us – Kwesi Pratt
Add a CommentKwesi Pratt, Editor-in-Chief of the Insight newspaper, has lambasted the Mahama administration over reports that the Electricity Company of Ghana is to be managed by a private company. Contributing to discussions on Peace FM‘s “Kokrokoo“, Kwesi Pratt opined that if the report … Read more →
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