ECG forced to disconnect Ghana Broadcasting Corporation due to an outstanding debt
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has been forced to disconnect the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) due to an outstanding debt of GH¢3,153,484.98.
Despite a previously agreed payment plan, GBC failed to meet its obligations, leaving ECG with no choice but to take this drastic measure.
This move is part of ECG’s nationwide revenue mobilisation exercise aimed at retrieving debts from residential, commercial, industrial, and government institutions, including Ministries, Departments, and Agencies.
In a video shared by Channel One TV on their social media platforms showed ECG officials at GBC, proceeding with the disconnection.
The ECG, in a statement released on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, and sighted by GhanaWeb Business, announced that the revenue mobilisation exercise would be conducted nationwide from June 16 to June 17, 2025.
“The exercise is aimed at retrieving outstanding payments from all categories of customers who owe the company,” the statement read.
Special monitoring teams have been deployed to oversee the process and to ensure compliance. ECG has warned that customers who interfere with the exercise or attempt illegal self-reconnections after being disconnected will face arrest and prosecution.
“Customers with arrears are advised to pay their bills now to avoid disconnection and the payment of reconnection fees,” the company emphasised.
The recent action against major public institutions signals ECG’s firm stance on debt recovery as the company works to reduce financial losses and enhance electricity service delivery across the country.
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