The exercise targets both residential and commercial consumers
Correspondence from Bono Region
The Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) in the Bono Region has begun a rigorous 12-day revenue mobilisation exercise aimed at recovering an amount of GH¢330 million of unpaid electricity bills from its customers.
The exercise, which targets both residential and commercial consumers, forms part of a broader effort by the company to improve its financial standing, ensure operational sustainability, and maintain a reliable power supply in the region.
The initiative involves disconnections of defaulting customers, on-site bill verification, and public sensitisation on the importance of prompt payment for electricity consumed.
During day one of the exercise in the Dormaa Central Municipality, NEDCo officials disconnected the power supply to the offices of the National Ambulance Service at the Dormaa Ahenkro Bus Terminal, the Ghana National Fire Service facilities at both the terminal and the central location, as well as multiple individual consumers for failing to settle their bills to a tune of GH¢20,337,140.
Ing Eugene Odoi Addo, the Sunyani Area Manager of NEDCo, emphasised the critical importance of the ongoing operation, describing it as a necessary step towards securing the long-term sustainability of the company since the continuous accumulation of unpaid electricity bills poses a serious threat to NEDCo’s ability to operate efficiently.
“We have realised that customers on their own do not want to pay their bills unless they are chased. Occasionally, we do this operation to beef up our collections so we can pay our debtors. In the Sunyani area, our report indicates that our customers owe a total of about GH¢330 million, and this includes governmental and non-governmental agencies.”
The revenue mobilisation exercise is expected to be conducted across all 12 administrative districts within the Bono Region, a comprehensive approach aimed at ensuring that no area is left out in the company’s quest to retrieve all outstanding debts.
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