Africa-Press – Ghana. The Ashanti West Region of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has implored artisans at Suame Magazine in the Suame Municipality to support the fight against the rising vandalism and theft of ECG installations.
Mr George Amoah, the General Manager of the Ashanti West Region of ECG, said the vandalism and theft of ECG transformers, pylons, meters, cables and service lines required a collective effort to curb the menace.
He said this during ECG’s engagement with artisans, including mechanics, private electricians, welders, spare parts and scrap dealers at Suame Magazine.
Mr Amoah observed that the menace contributed immensely to the frequent power outages and financial losses to the company.
“ECG spends millions to replace transformers and stolen equipment,” he noted.
Mr Amoah indicated that to achieve ECG’s vision of providing quality and stable electricity to its customers, vandalism and theft of ECG installations must be addressed.
He implored the artisans to desist from purchasing ECG stolen materials and rather report individuals, who attempted to trade in such items with them to the police.
Additionally, Mr Amoah cautioned citizens against the illegal sale, distribution and purchase of fake meters as it negatively affected the commercial and technical operations of the company.
He said the ECG was taking steps to eliminate such fake meters since they were substandard and installed on the blindside of the company.
Mr Amoah said in its quest to improve electricity supply to customers in the Ashanti West Region, the ECG was embarking on system improvement projects like the construction of new distribution lines.
He advised customers to desist from illegal connections and pay their bills promptly to enable the ECG to complete their on-going projects aimed at improving service delivery.
“There is a six percent commission of any amount we recoup as an incentive to anyone who gives us reliable information to unearth any illegality,” he said.
He urged customers to take advantage of the cashless system initiative by downloading the ECG PowerApp or using the short code *226# to pay their bills.
Again, Mr Amoah entreated citizens to report individual or localized outages, burnt or broken poles, sagged and fallen conductors to the nearest ECG office for immediate interventions.
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