Business News of Saturday, 13 April 2019Source: citinewsroom.comTampering, old equipment to blame for recent blackouts – NEDCoFile photoThe Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCO) says obsolete equipment and tampering are to blame for the increasing power outages that the northern sector has experienced in recent weeks. The Tamale metropolis has experienced intermittent power outages in recent weeks and NEDCo says the problem in the northern sector goes beyond the general problem of power supply nationwide. Mr. Kotoka also noted the theft of power and other key equipment, like earlier in April, where copper cables on towers belonging to NEDCo in the Berekum municipality of the Bono Region were stolen. According to the Commercial Manager of NEDCo, Thompson Nagaleb, very little has been done by the government to clear debts dating back to 2013. The company has proposed a 43 pesewas/kWh rate to enable it to raise enough revenue to meet the cost of production.

Source: GhanaWeb April 13, 2019 17:15 UTC