The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) on Thursday, July 12, 2023, cut off power supply to four state and privately-owned institutions under its Ada District operational area, for debt accumulation totaling GH¢751863.7
They include the Musahamat Banana Farm in Aveyime (GH¢219,184.42), the Treasure Island Hotel (GH¢379,775.95), Ada Technical Institute (GH¢71,102.11) and the Aveyime Irrigation (GH¢63,801.22).
The ECG since Tuesday, 11th July 2023, started ‘Operation Zero’ campaign, a two-month period set aside to vigorously recover every debt it is owed.
“The intention is that once customers have consumed electricity, they must be ready to pay for it in a bid not to build debt,” said Sakyiwaa Mensah, ECG PRO for Tema Region.
According to Ms. Mensah: “The Operation Zero campaign has many of the staff of ECG deployed to the field, visiting customers, ensuring debts are being paid, monitoring meters to ensure their integrity, checking on other ECG installations as well as customer education on ECG going cashless and how to use its mobile app, the Power App.”
“There are, however, a lean presence of staff available in all offices, overseeing to customers who may visit the offices for additional services, she added”.
She further advised customers and the general public to allow their staff access to all meters at their premises.
The customers and the general public are also advised to ensure that all possible payments are made with mobile money or debit cards to ECG as the company is doing cashless transactions.
