Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama, has urged Ghanaians with outstanding debts to refrain from seeking help from politicians to settle their dues.
He expressed frustration over the practice of individuals relying on political figures to intercede on their behalf, describing it as inappropriate.
Mahama also lamented the tendency of some to politicize electricity matters because of their connections with influential leaders.
“I will appeal that we don’t politicise power. You go and take your money, then they try to call big politicians to intervene; let us not politicise power,” he is quoted as saying by 3news.com.
Meanwhile, speaking on how digitalisation has made their services easier and more convenient for Ghanaians, he noted that customers can now receive a new meter within just 7 days.
He,therefore, warned Ghanaians not to fall victim to middlemen who charge large amounts of money for their services.
“The online application for matter is effective, you can use *226 to apply. With the loss reduction programme, it should take you a minimum of one week to acquire the metre after payment. This is for a new service connection, you build a new house and need a meter, you will get it in seven days.
“We know that there are goroboys in the system and so we have started our premium service. If you need a meter immediately don’t pay to any goroboy.
“Under PURC single face, you pay GHC 1200 to ECG, you pay this online. The 3-phase metre is GHC 2300. I will urge the public to use the app or go to the ECG offices and pay what the PURC has approved. Let us use the right channels,” he added.