Residents of Mepe in the Volta region are reportedly grappling with an unexpected burden in the aftermath of the Akosombo dam spillage that destroyed their livelihoods.
According to reports emerging from the area, residents are being issued electricity bills for homes left uninhabited due to the disaster.
Despite the flooding rendering many homes inaccessible and meters submerged, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in collaboration with the Volta River Authority (VRA) is reportedly issuing bills to affected residents, demanding payment for electricity usage even when none has occurred.
One resident, who reported the incident on social media, expressed frustration over the situation, stating, “Since this incident occurred till now, some of us have not gained access to our homes again. And this household, both the meter was all drowned in the water and since then till today that I’m talking to you, no one is staying in this house.”
The resident further explained that despite the meters being submerged and rendered inoperative, ECG and VRA have managed to read the meters and billed them for an amount totaling GHs 2,325.98.
“This months’ bill arrived, meanwhile, the meter is spoiled and nobody is in the house, but they managed to bring this bill to us,” lamented the resident, highlighting the absurdity of the situation.