David Asamoah has been appointed as the acting Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), following the resignation of Samuel Dubik Mahama, on Wednesday, September 25. Asamoah previously served as the Deputy Managing Director in charge of Commercial Services. His new role is temporary, pending a decision by …
Read More »ECG Boss Resigns For ‘Personal Reasons’
Samuel Dubik Mahama, the managing director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has tendered his resignation. In light of the available information, his resignation was due to personal reasons. “I have concluded that it is in my best interest to step away for personal reasons,” portions of his resignation …
Read More »Chinese National, 3 Ghanaians Arrested For Tempering With ECG Meters
Four individuals, including three Ghanaians and a Chinese national, have been arrested for tampering with and installing manipulated meters from the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). Wisdom Sewlorm, an agent, received the ECG meters for installation. However, his employee, Ernest Afatsawu, tampered with them and sold them to a Chinese …
Read More »ECG Cautions Public Against Sale Of Fake Meters
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has cautioned customers and the general public against the illegal sale, distribution, and purchase of fake meters in the Ashanti Region by some individuals. The power distributor expressed concerns about the distribution of fake meters in their operational areas, warning to clamp down on …
Read More »Photos: Afenyo-Markin Sworn-In As New ECG Board Chair
The Majority Leader and the Member of the Parliament for the Effutu constituency in the Central Region, Mr. Alexander Afenyo-Markin has been sworn into office as the New Board Chair of the Electricity Company of Ghana (EC). He was sown into office by the outgoing Energy Minister Dr Matthew Opoku …
Read More »President Akufo-Addo Appoints Alexander Afenyo-Markin As ECG Board Chair
The President of the Republic, H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed the Majority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin as the new board Chairman of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). This appointment was detailed in a letter signed by the Executive Secretary to the President, …
Read More »ECG Announces Emergency Maintenance On Prepayment Server
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that it will carry out emergency maintenance on the Nuri Kamstrup Prepayment Server. This is scheduled to begin on Friday, 12th July at 11:00 pm and will continue until Sunday, 14th July at 11:00 pm. The ECG in a short statement advises …
Read More »Nigeria’s Gas Challenge Pushes ECG, GRIDCo To Announce 3-Week Load Management
The Ghana Grid Company Limited, (GRIDCo) and the Electricity Company of Ghana, (ECG) have announced a possible load management for three weeks. In a joint statement issued on Thursday, June 13, ECG and GRIDCo clarified that the load management is necessary “due to maintenance works being undertaken by a gas …
Read More »ECG Digitization Started In 2016 – ECG Workers ‘Schools’ Bawumia
Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s accusations of sabotage involving ransomware attacks and resistance to the Electricity Company of Ghana’s (ECG) digitalization project have been refuted by employees of the company. In a press release issued by the Public Utilities Workers Union (PUWU) of the Trades Union Congress (Ghana), ECG employees …
Read More »ECG Attributes Power Outages In Parts Of Accra To Flooding At Seven Substations
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has attributed the power outages being experienced in parts of Accra to the flooding of seven substations after the rains on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. ECG in a press release on Thursday, May 2, indicated that the substations which included Burma …
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