The Volta Regional branch of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has reconnected some institutions that were disconnected on Monday.
The Ho Airport, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), and other institutions were disconnected by the corporation on Monday, March 20, 2023, due to their debt.
At a media briefing in Ho, Mr. Benjamin Obeng Antwi, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of ECG in the Volta Region, announced that some institutions had been reconnected after paying their debts in full.
He claimed that KFC paid its arrears of GH 123,000 while The Ho Airport made a payment of GH 100,000, which was more than what they owed the Company.
After tense negotiations with the business, the GRA also paid off all past due fees for both its regional office in Ho and the Customs Training School in Kpetoe.
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“We thank these institutions for cooperating with this exercise by settling their arrears and also urge other debtors to emulate this patriotic act to enable the company to achieve its target,” the PRO said.
The Company also commended companies like GCB and the National Communication Authority (NCA) for not owing the ECG at the time the revenue officers visited them.
The Company also visited the Ho Teaching Hospital and the Ho Municipal Hospital respectively and found out that they had not paid any bills for over two years.
The ECG has appealed to both hospitals to pay their bills since it was a sensitive area and carrying out a disconnection might affect a lot of people.
Mr Antwi said, “as a company, we don’t take delight in disconnecting customers as that is mostly the last resort to prevent the customer from accruing more debt and to enable the company to gather more revenue to keep the electricity supply chain running.”
ECG is pleading with its clients to pay their debts in full to avoid any embarrassment.
SOURCE: Myjoyonline
