The Assembly member for Denu in the Ketu South Municipality, Israel Bossman, has warned that residents might soon be forced to abandon using electricity altogether if the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) does not address ongoing issues with its billing system.
Recently, the residents took to the streets in protest against what they describe as exorbitant monthly tariffs, accusing the ECG‘s billing system in the Denu District of charging them far more than their actual electricity consumption.
They are calling for an immediate review to ensure that charges are fair and accurately reflect usage.
In an interview with Citi News, Israel Bossman stressed the urgency of the situation, describing it as a form of extortion that must be stopped without delay.
“With immediate effect, ECG must cease disconnecting customers or consumers of the power and fix the poor nature of the billing system and also audit some meters in the enclave,” he demanded.
He went on to highlight the financial burden the current situation is placing on residents. “I understand that people now take loans to pay light bills, and this is not pleasant. And so trust me, a time is coming when nobody would want to use light anymore because we can’t be paying that amount of money. It is not possible. I mean something is wrong somewhere,” he added.
On the other hand, Eunice Tweneboah-Kodua, the Public Relations Officer for the ECG in the Volta Region, assured that the concerns of the residents have been addressed. “All the things that they asked us to do, management was able to do it for them,” she stated.
She further explained that despite resolving the issues, there were still reports of planned demonstrations. “The regional police command made us aware that the people are saying that they are still bent on going on a demonstration against us. And we asked about the issues, and the issues were the same things that they raised for us to work on.”
Tweneboah-Kodua emphasized that ECG remains committed to resolving any outstanding concerns. “Whatever thing that they want, we are still looking into it,” she assured.