Business News of Friday, 17 September 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• The ECG has been tasked to consider implementing cyber security measures• This according to the energy minister will curb revenue leakages• ECG is reported to have been incurring as much as 31% of power distribution lossesEnergy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has tasked management of the Electricity Company of Ghana to rope in efficient cyber security measures to safeguard revenue leakages. Speaking at the inauguration of the Revenue Mobilization taskforce of the ECG, the energy minister pointed that cyber security efforts are critical to rectify power distribution losses and seal revenue leakages. Therefore, this physical revenue taskforce is not enough. He added that the use of technology has become necessary to aid the power distribution efforts effectively to consumers and also curb illegal incidents of power theft and connections. Meanwhile, the Revenue Mobilization taskforce of the ECG is mandated to track revenue losses that occur through power transmission losses across the country.
