The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has disconnected Obaa’s Golden Plaza, a hotel operating at New Abirem in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region for engaging in illegal connection.
The Loss Control Unit of ECG detected the illegal meter by-pass Thursday, July 21, 2022, during surveillance at the hotel.
The power supply has since been disconnected from the hotel.
ECG has additionally surcharged the hotel GHc58,544.41, being the cost of energy recovered from the illegal connection.
This means adding the surcharge to the electricity bills debt owe by the hotel brings the total amount to be paid to ECG to Ghc546,268.18 before power will be restored.
The discovery of the illegal connection came a day after ECG extended a one-month moratorium to its customers who have indulged in any form of illegal activities to own up and visit the ECG offices for amicable settlement to avoid prosecution.
The General Manager of Eastern Region ECG, Ing. Michael Baah, who made this known in Koforidua on Monday, July 25, 2022, said the Company will not relent on its efforts to smoke out individuals and organizations that have engaged in illegal connections in the region.
According to him, the Revenue Protection Unit in the Region has the mandate to inspect all meters in the region to expose illegal power consumers for naming and shaming as was stipulated in the Moratorium.
“This should serve as a warning to all those who have indulged in any form of illegality. We are coming for you.
There is no way you can escape our radar, and once you are arrested, we will hand you over to the law enforcement agencies for prosecution”, He added
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Obed Ansah
