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  • Ridge Hospital to be disconnected from national grid — ECG warns

    Ridge Hospital to be disconnected from national grid — ECG warns

    The National Taskforce of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has warned that if Ridge Hospital does not settle a GH¢42 million power consumption debt that has accumulated over a year, it may be disconnected from the national grid in three days.

    During a visit, ECG officials—who are leading a national revenue mobilisation exercise to recover unpaid bills from customers, including State-owned Enterprises (SOEs)—served the hospital with a demand notice outlining this caution.

    It said “You are required to make full payment of the above amount from the date of this notice, preferably between the hours of 8.00 a. m and 4:00 pm at any ECG office.

    “Failure on your part to honour this request after three-working days of delivery will result in disconnection of electricity supply to your premises without further notice and legal action would be initiated against you.”

    Nevertheless, the hospital’s administration convened a meeting with the power distributor to explain that the responsibility for settling bills of this nature rested with the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Health, rather than the hospital itself.

    The ECG previously announced that it would cut off electricity to 91 hospitals across the country because of outstanding debts totaling GH¢261 million.

    Several prestigious hospitals are at risk of being disconnected, including Ho Teaching Hospital in the Volta region, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, the 37 Military Hospital, Ridge Hospital in the Greater Accra region, Komfo Anokye and Manhyia Government Hospitals in the Ashanti region, and Kibi Government Hospital in the Eastern region.

  • There is no dumsor; no need for a schedule – ECG to Ghanaians

    There is no dumsor; no need for a schedule – ECG to Ghanaians

    Despite recent power outages, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has revealed that no load-shedding schedule will be required.

    The ECG claims that the nation’s present power supply issues do not call for the establishment of a load-shedding schedule.

    Laila Abubakar, the External Communications Manager at ECG, clarified in an interview in Accra that there may be other reasons behind the recent power outages and that the well-known “dumsor” has not reappeared.

    “The thing is, we just want people to be aware that when your power goes off, it is not always a matter of load shedding. There are several issues and there are some of them that fall before the doorsteps of ECG. We are doing as much as possible to solve the ones that we can.

    “There aren’t any issues with shedding load. The load shed, I think is what people understand by ‘Dumsor’. But usually, when someone asks me if, there is Dumsor, I ask them what do you understand and what do you think ‘Dumsor’ means. Unfortunately, there wouldn’t be a timetable.”

    However, earlier this month, Samuel Dubik Mahama, the Managing Director (MD) of the ECG, addressed the frequent power outages, or dumsor, and stated that the company was experiencing some maintenance problems.

    He stated the issues people are having are caused by the company’s use of machines, which are prone to malfunctioning at any time.

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  • Expect more power outages during peak hours – ECG warns Ghanaians

    Expect more power outages during peak hours – ECG warns Ghanaians

    Prior to peak hours, there will be more power outages, according to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).

    In a social media post, ECG disclosed that rising power consumption has caused 630 distribution transformers in communities throughout its operating zones to operate above capacity.

    According to the claim, this could lead to blown fuses and broken conductors, which would cause outages, especially in the affected locations during the peak load period (7 p.m. to 11 p.m.).

    “However, we wish to assure our customers that transformer upgrading, and new projects are on-going to relieve these transformers to ensure a more reliable power supply,” the post added.

    Samuel Dubik Mahama

    “Customers within the underlisted communities/localities are therefore advised to report any localised outage or voltage fluctuations to the ECG Call Center on 0302-611611 (also available on WhatsApp) or reach us on our social media handles via ECGghOfficial (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram) for prompt rectification,” it said.

    The affected customers were urged to be patient and supportive of the ECG as it works to further enhance Ghana’s power distribution infrastructure.

    In response to the frequent power outages (dumsor), Samuel Dubik Mahama, the Managing Director (MD) of the ECG, stated earlier this month that the business was having some maintenance problems.

    He asserted that the company’s use of machinery meant that problems could arise at any time due to the machinery’s propensity for malfunction.