{"id":363350,"date":"2016-06-07T14:00:40","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T14:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/local-news\/2016\/06\/07\/publish-report-on-ecg-billing-anomaly-energy-institute\/"},"modified":"2016-06-07T14:00:40","modified_gmt":"2016-06-07T14:00:40","slug":"publish-report-on-ecg-billing-anomaly-energy-institute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2016\/06\/07\/publish-report-on-ecg-billing-anomaly-energy-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"Publish report on \u2018ECG billing anomaly\u2019 \u2013 Energy Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Institute of Energy and Climate Change Policy (IECP), is asking government to publish the findings made by the task-force it formed to investigate electricity billing anomalies\u00a0in the country.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Institute, \u201ca full publication of the reports unraveling the inconsistencies will help bring closure to the\u00a0matter and rebuild investor and consumer confidence in the institutions involved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Government through the Ministry of Power set up a special <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>Inter-Agency Taskforce<\/strong><\/span> to investigate complaints about\u00a0bills from the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).<\/p>\n<p>The task-force has since\u00a0submitted its findings to government, but the findings have not been made public.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the commissioning of the task-force, the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), ordered the ECG to\u00a0<span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>suspend<\/strong><\/span> the implementation of their new billing software until further notice.<\/p>\n<p>A statement signed by the PURC\u2019s Public Relations Director, Nana Yaa Jantuah, said the directive was necessitated by incessant complaints from customers who alleged that they were being over-billed by the ECG.<\/p>\n<p>IECP in a statement,\u00a0questioned the high tariffs and asked government to explain to Ghanaians what caused the anomalies and whether it was the new taxes or the metering software used by the ECG.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe consumers as stakeholders have the right to be informed on whether they are paying high bills as a result of software failure or the removal of subsidies and imposition of VAT and other levies,\u201d the statement signed by the Executive Directive of IECP, Dr. Mutaka Alolo questioned.<\/p>\n<p>The Institute also asked ten questions they believe \u201cwould bring clarity to the subject matter and enhance accountability as well as restoration of investor and consumer confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_220412\" style=\"width: 478px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-220412\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/0e9cc27a-fbbf-4a21-be8a-81436588fd3c.jpg\" alt=\"Executive Director of IECP\" width=\"468\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/0e9cc27a-fbbf-4a21-be8a-81436588fd3c.jpg 320w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/0e9cc27a-fbbf-4a21-be8a-81436588fd3c-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/0e9cc27a-fbbf-4a21-be8a-81436588fd3c-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/0e9cc27a-fbbf-4a21-be8a-81436588fd3c-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Executive Director of IECP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>IECP also recommended that \u201cover-billed customers should be compensated\u201d if such is established in the report.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Below are the questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.What are the contributions of the various components to the electricity tariffs?<\/p>\n<p>2. What is the actual percentage increment in tariffs?<\/p>\n<p>3. Is software the cause of the overbilling as claimed by PURC or the removal of subsidies and the imposition of VAT and other levies as claimed by ECG?<\/p>\n<p>4. When is the suspension of the alleged overbilling software taking effect?<\/p>\n<p>5. Is the old billing software capable of being used again? Has it been serviced?<\/p>\n<p>6. Was the procurement of this overbilling software in line with our Public Procurement Laws? Who are the contractors and how much did the contract cost the tax payers?<\/p>\n<p>7. When did the overbilling start? Was it from the beginning of the increment or some other date?<\/p>\n<p>8. Which areas in Ghana are affected by this overbilling software?<\/p>\n<p>9. How much money is involved? How much has accrued from the alleged overbilling and where is the money?<\/p>\n<p>10. 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