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The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has begun deploying its technicians to homes as some customers have complained about technical challenges since the implementation of the new tariffs on Thursday, September 1.
According to the Company, it has noticed that prepaid meters BOT, ALPHA and E-CASH are not responding accurately to power purchased by customers.
It said its technicians have identified and corrected the challenge as it had to do with the date functionality drifts in these prepaid meters.
“However, customers whose prepaid meters run into negative balances after purchasing electricity should please note that our technicians are making frantic efforts to visit your premises to remedy the situation by reprogramming the meters to ensure the refund of your credits and restore power supply,” the power-distribution company said in a statement on Wednesday, September 7.
It reiterated that the help desks mounted in all district offices will be working to address similar challenges.
“Once again, we apologise for the inconvenience caused to our affected cherished customers,” the statement concluded.
ECG began the implementation of the 27.15% tariff review approved by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) on Thursday, September 1.
Source: 3news.com
In other news: Aisha Huang was being protected by ‘big men’- Adam Bonaa
A Security Expert, Dr Adam Bonaa has revealed that Chinese national, Huang Ruixia alias Aisha Huang was being protected by some ‘big men’ in the country when she re-entered, pointing some traditional and political leaders.
According to him, some of these ‘big men’ visited Aisha Huang at her residence and therefore knew she was in the country but failed to report her.
Background
Aisha Huang had been charged with three counts of undertaking small-scale mining operations, contrary to Section 99 (1) of the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703); providing mining support services without valid registration with the Minerals Commission, and contrary to the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703), and the illegal employment of foreign nationals, contrary to the Immigration Act, 2000 (Act 573).
Following the filing of a nolle prosequi to discontinue the trial by state prosecutors, she was deported in December 2018.
But recently, she and three others were arrested and remanded for allegedly engaging in illegal mining in Ghana.
The accused persons were charged for engaging in sale and purchase of minerals without a licence.
According to the prosecutor, Aisha Huang returned to her country [China] and changed her identity only to come back to Ghana to commit the same crime of which she escaped prosecution earlier.
According to the prosecution, the suspect applied for a Togo visa and went through the borders into Ghana and back to the galamsey business in a town in the Ashanti Region.
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