The Electricity Company of Ghana is unable to carry out a major exercise to install prepaid meters at all government establishments.
The migration is aimed at forcing the agencies to be more responsible in their use of electricity.
The government buildings at the moment use credit meters which literally guarantees them unlimited supply of electricity as the ECG is hardly able to cut them off when their bills accumulate.
Joy Business has learnt the migration to prepaid meters could not take place because the special meters required for the exercise are yet to be secured.
The project is also expected to help the ECG recover the huge amounts owed by most Ministries, Departments and Agencies and is in response to a directive by the Vice-President in April asking the company to take all appropriate measures to curtail the abuse of electricity by MDAs.
A number of ministries and senior high schools have already been fitted with prepaid meters in an original project by the ECG some two years ago.
Source: Joy Business/Myjoyonline.com/Ghana
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Tags:
Latest Stories
-
Champions of 2024 Inter-School Reading Quiz tour Mohammed Bin Rashid Library in Dubai
51 minutes -
Mahama decouples Youth from Sports Ministry
53 minutes -
President Mahama orders immediate suspension of state land transactions
56 minutes -
Edward Bawa: NDC left $2.4bn energy debt, NPP aggravated the situation
59 minutes -
Joint military police reinforcement deployed in Ejura
1 hour -
Fire guts 3 shops in Ho
1 hour -
Gunmen attack bus in Bolgatanga, leaving several injured
1 hour -
NDC supporters allegedly invade Bui Power Authority, call for staff removal
1 hour -
‘Cutting ministries is about sentiment, not savings’ – Bright Simmons analyses Mahama’s new Cabinet
2 hours -
Walker wants to ‘explore’ Man City exit – Guardiola
11 hours -
Ejura Sekyeredumase MP demands autopsy on resident who died in Police custody
12 hours -
Kusaas Diaspora Union launched to spearhead global unity, development
14 hours -
Bright Simmons: Mahama’s reduction of ministries to 23 amid calls for efficiency, cost-cutting
14 hours -
Maxwell Hanson seeks apology and compensation from Anim Addo over defamation claims
15 hours -
We listen, we don’t judge: What they don’t tell you about being an entrepreneur
15 hours