Tag Archives: ECG

Ghanaians will from tomorrow, Wednesday, February 1, 2023, pay more for utility tariffs as the increment announced by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURC) kicks in. PURC on January 16 increased electricity prices by about 30% and 8.3% for water effective February 1, 2023.   The PURC cited the cedi …

Customers of the Electricity Company Ghana in the Ashanti Region have been queuing in a mad rush to purchase electricity credit after four days of system failure. Long queues of customers frantically searching for electricity credit are seen at various vendor stations in Kumasi. Some vendors and customers in the …

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced an extension of its working hours for this weekend. The extension is due to the current vending challenge with the prepaid meters experienced across the country. The various ECG outlets will work from 9 am to 4 pm this weekend instead of …

At exactly 5:00pm on Friday, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) restored power supply to Somanya and its environs. This comes after weeks of the residents being compelled to live in darkness for failing to pay their bills among others. However, the jubilation that heralded the restoration of electricity supply …

The Municipal Chief Executive for Yilo Krobo, Mr Eric Tetteh has expressed concern over the behaviour of the youth in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality. Hundreds of youth groups from five communities in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality took to the streets to protest the ongoing installation of prepaid meters …

The Managing Director of the Electricity Company Ghana (ECG), has explained the reason behind deploying the military for the installation of pre-paid meters at Yilo and Manya Krobo municipalities. In an interview on Hard Truth on Tuesday, Mr. Samuel Dubik Mahama said that the soldiers were needed to protect his …

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has given all customers one month to rectify all anomalies with their meters ahead of a customer update exercise. According to the power distribution company, any customer caught engaged in illegality after the exercise will be charged with the offense of stealing in accordance …

Western Region Public Relations Officer of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Benjamin Quarcoo has warned the company will continue to vigorously pursue persons who have been targeting and stealing their installations, till the last one is caught. “If they have decided to cause problems for us, then they should …

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has cut power to Wontumi radio and television in Kumasi Monday morning over GHC25,000 power theft. The radio and TV stations of the popular politician Bernard Antwi Boasiako are off. The Ashanti Regional Manager of ECG David Asamoah told Starr News that, ECG will …

The Managements of the Electricity Company of Ghana and the Ghana Water Company Limited have indicated that they are overburdened with operational costs, therefore, struggling to survive. They outlined that an increase in the dollar exchange rate, inflation, pollution among others contribute to the high operational cost hence their proposal …