The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama has cautioned indebted customers to desist from engaging politicians in their issues with the company.
Addressing some journalists, Mr. Mahama disclosed that most customers often call politicians to intervene in their debt cases when officers visit them to retrieve money or disconnect their power.
He advised that electricity issues should not be politicised due to the burden on the company to ensure stable power for all.
“I will appeal that we don’t politicise power. When officers go to collect the debt, some try to call big politicians to intervene, let us not politicize power,” he told journalists.
Mr. Mahama also warned the public to refrain from relying on middlemen (goroboys) in the acquisition of electricity meters.
He says the system has been digitise to make it easier for a person to acquire a meter and also for property documentation.
He added that with the new service connection, it takes not more than seven days for a person to obtain the new meter.
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“The online application for matter is effective, you can use *226 to apply, with the loss reduction program, it should take you a minimum of one week to acquire the meter after payment. This is for a new service connection, you build a new house and need a meter, you will get it in seven days.
“We know that there are goroboys in the system and so we have started our premium service. If you need a meter immediately don’t pay any goroboy.
“Under PURC single face, you pay GHC 1200 to ECG, you pay this online, and the 3-phase meter is GHC2300. I will urge the public to use the app or go to the ECG offices and pay what the PURC has approved. Let us use the right channels,” he added.