The Keta Municipal Health Directorate, which also houses a facility for the municipality’s vaccine storage, has had its power disconnected by the Electricity Company of Ghana.
This is a part of the power distributor’s nationwide effort to mobilize money in order to collect more than 5 billion cedis from its creditors.
The disconnection in Keta has sparked fears that essential vaccines including the recently received vaccines to prevent the three childhood killer diseases are at risk of going bad after some time.
Despite the government designating some healthcare facilities, such as vaccine warehouses, operating rooms, medical laboratories, designated pharmacies, and consultation rooms as vital and key locations where power outages must not happen, this nevertheless occurs.
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After an unsuccessful dialogue with management earlier in the week, the task force disconnected Fabrimetal Corporation due to a GH28 million debt.
The Electricity Company of Ghana has stated that it won’t hold back on taking legal action against any private business, government agency, or residential property that hasn’t paid its bills.
ECG owes its power producers more than $5 billion, according to Laila Abubakari, manager of external relations, placing the business in an awkward position if it chooses not to pursue its debtors.
SOURCE: Citinews
