{"id":58662,"date":"2023-04-17T16:58:28","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T16:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/17\/ecg-disconnects-accra-digital-centre-airteltigo-pays-gh%c2%a21m\/"},"modified":"2023-04-17T16:58:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T16:58:28","slug":"ecg-disconnects-accra-digital-centre-airteltigo-pays-gh%c2%a21m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/17\/ecg-disconnects-accra-digital-centre-airteltigo-pays-gh%c2%a21m\/","title":{"rendered":"ECG Disconnects Accra Digital Centre, AirtelTigo Pays GH\u00a21M"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Electricity Company of Ghana Ltd. (ECG), has disconnected power to the Accra digital Centre over non-payment of a GH\u00a2600,000 bill.<\/p>\n<p>The disconnection is part of a month-long exercise across all of ECG\u2019s operational areas to retrieve debts owed the Company, and to check for illegal connections.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the media, the Public Relations Officer of ECG, Accra West region, Fred Baimbill-Johnson, noted that the exercise has been successful so far.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs an Electricity distribution company, disconnection is often our last resort when all efforts to retrieve payments fail and we are without any options\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n<p>The team also visited the Head office of AirtelTigo, and fter discussions with the management, AirtelTigo made payment of GH\u00a21 million to settle their debts to ECG.<\/p>\n<p>The Accra West team commended some organisations including Fanmilk Ghana Ltd, Accra breweries Ltd. and Blue Skies for being prompt with payment of their bills.<\/p>\n<p>The Accra West Regional General Manager, Ing. Emmanuel Akinie advised customers to shun engaging in illegal activities which bleed the company of needed revenue for system improvement works.<\/p>\n<p>ECG embarked on a month-long Nationwide Revenue Mobilisation exercise, commencing March 20 and would end April 20, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The exercise will focus on all categories of customers in arrears including State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), and will be monitored by special teams who will apprehend and prosecute customers who attempt to interfere with the exercise, and\/or undertake illegal self-reconnection after disconnection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ECG has announced that it has retrieved GH\u00a22.5 billion out of the GH\u00a25.7 billion debt owed by customers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BY Gibril Abdul Razak<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Electricity Company of Ghana Ltd. (ECG), has disconnected power to the Accra digital Centre over non-payment of a GH\u00a2600,000 bill. 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