General News of Wednesday, 11 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• ECG bought prepaid meters, conductors valued at GH¢59 million• The meters according to an audit report have not been used in the past 5 years• The report has recommended that the meters be deployed immediatelyPrepaid meters and conductors purchased between 2014 and /2016 by the Electricity Company of Ghana, ECG, have been left unused since they arrived in the country, according to a 2020 report by the Auditor-General. The value of the abandoned meters and conductors is said to be GH¢59,161,964.56. The meters particularly have not been distributed to consumers because ECG management neglected to disperse old stock before purchasing new meters, according to the report. As a result, the Auditor-General has advised that the prepaid meters be distributed as soon as possible. Management bought new prepayment meters for developmental operations and abandoned the old procurement, according to the procurement status report for 2018 and store receipt vouchers.

Source: GhanaWeb August 11, 2021 20:15 UTC