{"id":65846,"date":"2024-02-01T18:49:16","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T18:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/?p=65846"},"modified":"2024-02-01T15:55:16","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T15:55:16","slug":"ecg-goes-after-customers-consuming-power-for-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/ecg-goes-after-customers-consuming-power-for-free","title":{"rendered":"ECG goes after customers consuming power for free"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has served notice that it will start what it calls \u2018Operation No Free Consumption\u2019 effective Thursday, 1st February, to Friday, 16th February, 2024.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The target of this exercise is customers who are consuming electricity without paying for it.<\/p>\n<p>This is contained in a public notice sighted on January 31.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring this exercise, ECG teams will, among others, be on the field to undertake the following activities: Update customer details (phone numbers, GPS addresses, etc.), Collect any arrears and disconnect for non-payment of arrears, Pick pictorial readings of all postpaid meters with our new meter reading electronic device (Zeus Mobile device), and Capture\/regularize all SHEP\/non-ECG meters on our Zeus mobile device for customers to pay the regularization fee,\u201d part of the notice reads.<\/p>\n<p>The ECG said, \u201cIn view of this exercise, the Regional and District offices will operate with a lean staff pool who will provide essential services to customers during this period.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\">Ghana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. 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