The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has praised the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) for its improved revenue collection in the first quarter of 2025.
Dr Shafic Suleman, Executive Director of the PURC, who gave the commendation, said the ECG had been collecting almost GHc 1.4 billion every month since the beginning of the year 2025.
He said this during a visit to the Ashanti West Region of the ECG in Kumasi, as part of a tour of the Ashanti region.
This tour was to familiarise himself with the PURC operations across the country and engage with stakeholders in the utility sector.
Dr Suleman described the ECG’s improved revenue collection as a step in the right direction to keep the lights on.
Consequently, he encouraged the management of the ECG to work hard to secure enough revenue to sustain the electricity supply chain.
As the Chairman of the Cash Waterfall Mechanism, Dr Suleman assured the ECG of a continuous cash flow to sustain its operations.
This, he noted, followed a recent engagement with the Energy Minister to upgrade the status of ECG on the Cash Waterfall Mechanism.
Dr Suleman pledged to strengthen the relationship between PURC and the utility companies to achieve a mutually beneficial relationship with their customers.
Mr George Amoah, the Ashanti West Regional Manager of the ECG, called for the enactment of stronger regulations to deter individuals from importing or purchasing meters from any other source apart from the ECG and the Northern Electricity Distribution Company.
“At the moment, the LI 2413 is not punitive enough and does not clearly give ECG the exclusive rights to import meters,” he stated.
As a result, Mr Amoah observed that some individuals took advantage to import fake meters and distribute to customers, which increased the losses of the company.
He said the enactment of stronger regulations would help deter individuals from importing meters, punish customers who installed such meters and criminalise illegal connections, to help reduce losses.
GNA
