General News of Wednesday, 8 September 2021Source: GNAThe Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in the Eastern Region has cautioned residents in the region to be wary of unscrupulous people making frantic efforts to infiltrate the electricity distribution network with illegal meters. Mr Michael Baah, General Manager, Eastern Region, said two persons have been arrested in New Abirem District, while, three persons have also been arrested in Suhum District in connection with illegal meters and we're currently assisting the Police in investigations. Mr Baah who was speaking during a press briefing in Koforidua explained that such illegal meters were also fake and have been affixed with stickers to appear as though it was coming from ECG. He said the overloading of ECG transformers by these illegal meters has contributed to the damage of most of the transformers, thereby causing huge financial losses to the company’s operational budget in the Eastern Region. Mr Baah, therefore, admonished all customers and prospective customers to desist from acquiring meters from sources other than ECG.

Source: GhanaWeb September 07, 2021 20:37 UTC