The Ho Airport in the Volta Region has been disconnected by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) because it owes the power distribution company GH 63,000.
Ho Technical University, KFC in Ho, the regional headquarters of the Ghana Revenue Authority, and the Customs Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS) Training Center in Kpetoe were all disconnected because they owed a total of GH 605,000.
On the first day of the company’s nationwide revenue mobilization exercise, the disconnections were made in the eleven operational ECG districts in the Volta and Oti Regions.
“The company has disconnected KFC for owing GH¢68,000, Ho Airport for owing GH¢63,000, GRA Office for owing GH¢55,000, CEPS training academy for owing GH¢80,000, and Ho Technical University for owing GH¢402,000.
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However, Ho Technical University paid GH¢200,000 after crunch talks with the ECG and have been told to settle the arrears by end of March”, stated in a press release signed by the Volta Regional Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Obeng Antwi.
A week’s notice was issued for the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) to pay the remaining GH1.400,000 after making an upfront payment of GH1 million.
Within the one-month revenue mobilization exercise, which will see ECG visit creditors including the National Communications Authority and the Ho Teaching Hospital among other state agencies and private institutions, it intends to recover roughly GH292 million in the Volta and Oti Regions.
“We want customers to prioritize the payment of bills and this will enable us to collect more revenue to keep the power sector operating.
The company is appealing to all customers to make payment before the disconnection team visits their premises. Customers can make payments at any bank or through mobile money. Customers can also pay by dialling *226# or by downloading the ECG PowerApp”.
SOURCE: MYJOYONLINE
