The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has announced that all electricity meters currently being used in Ghana must be tested, verified and certified by December 31, 2028.
The Authority warned that installing or using an uncertified electricity meter is an offence.
The exercise is part of the GSA’s National Electricity Meter Testing Programme under the Loss Reduction Programme. It is aimed at protecting consumers, ensuring accurate electricity bills and promoting fairness in electricity transactions.
In a public notice dated August 26, 2026, the GSA said the testing and certification service would be provided free of charge.
The programme applies to electricity distribution companies, bulk suppliers, independent power producers, meter manufacturers and importers, meter installation and repair contractors, property developers, landlords, facility and mall managers, industrial and commercial consumers, self-generators and homeowners.
The GSA stressed that an electricity meter cannot be installed, switched on or used to measure electricity unless it has been pattern-approved, tested, verified, stamped and sealed.
It must also have a valid Certificate of Verification issued by an Inspector of Weights and Measures.
The Authority said all meters must be marked with the correct units and operate within the approved margin of error.
According to the GSA, every electricity meter that was already installed and in use when the notice was issued must be submitted for testing, verification and certification under the phased national programme.
Each phase of the exercise must be completed no later than December 31, 2028.
The Authority warned that meters that fail to meet the required standards could be seized and forfeited to the Republic. Such meters could also be destroyed where the law allows.
The GSA further warned that anyone who installs, repairs, adjusts, moves or reinstalls a regulated meter without the Authority’s approval could face an administrative penalty of 1,000 penalty units.
The same penalty applies to anyone who removes or interferes with a GSA tag, seal or electronic seal.
Using or possessing an electricity meter that has not been pattern-approved, certified, verified, stamped or authenticated, or one without a valid Certificate of Verification, also attracts an administrative penalty of 1,000 penalty units.
The Authority said anyone who falsely claims that a meter has been approved, verified or certified when it has not could face a fine of between 2,000 and 4,000 penalty units, six months to one year in prison, or both.
The GSA added that knowingly making, selling or using an unjust meter, forging or using a forged verification stamp, or altering a stamped meter with the intention of defrauding others could result in a fine of between 1,500 and 3,000 penalty units, two to four years in prison, or both.
The Authority also warned that anyone who deliberately obstructs an Inspector of Weights and Measures in the performance of their duties could face a fine of between 1,500 and 3,000 penalty units, one to two years in prison, or both.
