The viability of the electricity distributor, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) remains critical in the country’s quest at ensuring a robust energy sector for our country.
It is for this reason that, on Wednesday, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh, the Energy Minister led the ECG revenue mobilisation taskforce to some companies indebted to the company for non-payment of electricity bills.
This exercise was to send a clear signal that the operation being carried out by the ECG for some time now, has ministerial support, because as a country we cannot continue to countenance the attitude of non-payment of bills, among other illegalities and expect optimal service delivery.
The minister made the point that, the financial capacity of the generator, transmitter and distributor is very much anchored on prompt payment of bills, especially as we work to clamp down on all forms of losses and intra-sector debts.
These 3 segments of the power value-chain are symbiotically dependent on each other.
“It is encouraging to note that, this exercise has culminated in payments to the ECG; some in the offing and others completed” he stated.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com/Kwabena Nyarko Abronoma
