The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has firmly denied allegations by Rehoboth Estate over unpaid electricity meters, confirming instead that the estate was engaged in widespread power theft at the Kweiman Social Housing Project.
Rehoboth Estate had alleged that it made payments in 2023 for electricity meters that were never delivered due to supply shortages. However, ECG has contradicted this, stating that although an application for meters was submitted on July 4, 2023, no payment was made during that year.
According to ECG, the first and only payment—covering just 20 meters—was received on June 17, 2025, which happened to be a day after the estate was disconnected for illegal electricity use.
Following this disconnection, an investigation revealed that 83 apartments within the estate were illegally connected to the national grid without meters. During a meeting on the same day, Rehoboth Estate management reportedly admitted to these unauthorized connections. A formal agreement was signed, and each of the implicated units is now required to pay GHC 19,247.40 as restitution for the unlawful consumption.
In a related discovery, ECG also found a block factory operating on the estate premises to be illegally tapping electricity. This facility has also been disconnected, with a separate investigation underway.
Mary Eshun-Oppong, ECG’s Communications Officer for the Accra East Region, reiterated the company’s commitment to transparency and fairness in power distribution.
“We remain dedicated to transparency in our work and call on all customers to support our efforts in tackling illegal power usage,” she said.
This incident underscores the growing challenge of illegal electricity connections and highlights the need for collective responsibility in protecting Ghana’s energy infrastructure.
Source: theghanareport
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