[ 2016-09-16 ]

Director of Public Relations and External Affairs of the PURC, Nana Yaa Jantuah

PURC fines ECG GH¢ 202,640 “for breaching statutory obligations”

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC)
has slapped the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG)
with a fine of GH¢ 202,640 for breaching its
statutory obligations to customers.


The PURC has therefore asked the ECG to pay the
amount by the end of working hours on Friday,
September 16, 2016.

Failure to comply with the order shall attract an
additional fine of GH¢10,000.00 for each day that
the ECG fails to comply with the order.

A statement signed by the Director of Public
Relations and External Affairs, Nana Yaa Jantuah,
said the sanction is as a result of the strike
action embarked on by staff of the ECG in the
first week of September 2016.

The statement said the penalty also covers the
ECG’s refusal to provide contingency measures to
ensure customers of pre-payment metering could
proceed to buy credits during the industrial
stike.

It will be recalled that the ECG workers on
Friday, September 2 and Monday, September 5,
closed their doors to customers to compel
government to rescind its decision to privatise
the company; thus denying customers services
rendered by the company at the various offices.

The statement added that the PURC as the regulator
of water and electricity services would protect
the interest of the consumer and ensure the
financial viability of the utility service
provider.

Source - graphic.com.gh

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