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Former Director of Public Relations and External Affairs at the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Nana Yaa Jantuah has said that the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) erratic power supply )Dumsor that happened under the Mahama administration as a political tool to come into the office. Now, she said, the …

The Revenue Protection Taskforce of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) on Thursday, April 27 uncovered an underground illegal connection at Fenice Metal Technology in the Tema region, and the managers, two Chinese nationals, have been detained. The task force went into the company with personnel from the National Security …

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that it will shut down all its offices nationwide, starting from Monday, March 20, 2023. The utility provider in a public notice said the temporary closure was aimed at conducting a revenue mobilization exercise that will span a month and end on …

The 27.15 per cent power tariff increment for the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), as approved by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), takes effect from today. With its implementation, however, customers, depending on the category and consumption, will be paying slightly more, with the calculations, the inclusion of the …

Government’s spokesperson on Governance and Security, Palgrave Boakye-Danquah says the government cushioned Ghanaians during deliberations leading to the increase in utility tariffs.     Speaking on The Probe on JoyNews, he said that proposals for tariffs increase that were brought forth were at a high rate but the government significantly …

The Coalition of Health Workers on Krobo Land has appealed to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to restore power to the area for smooth health delivery. The health workers who are made up of anaesthetists, doctors, nurses, midwives, laboratory scientists, and pharmacists added that they will be forced to …

There is tension mounting in the Yilo and Lower Manya Krobo Municipalities in the Eastern Region due to the unavailability of electricity since Wednesday, July 27, 2022. The Electricity Company of Ghana, ECG has reportedly switched off feeders at the Bulk Supply Point supplying power to municipalities following the tempering …

Electricity consumers across the country must brace themselves in the coming weeks for Electricity Company of Ghana’s intended meter audit operations that will begin on August 1, 2022. Addressing the press after over a month’s moratorium, the Managing Director of ECG, Samuel Dubik Mahama noted that the company will deploy …

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has sent a 148% upward adjustment proposal to the Public Utilities and Regulatory Commission (PURC). ECG wants the PURC to increase electricity tariffs by up to 148 per cent covering 2019 to 2022.   The power distributors have also proposed an average increase of …

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has declared ‘war’ on some 29 private and public institutions that indebted to the power company to the tune of GHC120 million. According to the ECG, the Institutions and individuals including some Members of Parliament may risk being disconnected from the national grid over …