Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has applauded the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) for coming up with new remote-sensing technology, that will make power theft impossible.
According to him, the new technology which has been acquired by the ECG will discontinue customers from stealing Electricity power from the national grid through illegal connection.
Speaking at the launch of the governing New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) 2020 manifesto, Dr Bawumia highlighted that about 40% of the Electricity power that is produced is lost from ECG and there has been also much in losses from ECG and also from transmission hence when the new remote-sensing technology begins to operate in the system, it will stop people from stealing.
He added that they will reduce the cost of power for businesses to benefit
“ECG has done so well in piloting this remote-sensing technology which is soon going to work effectively in the system, “he said.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Abba Kwegyirba Aggrey
