DOSSIER: ECG Prepaid challenges

Stories of or related to challenges with the Electricity Company of Ghana's prepaid system in some parts of Accra.

• Ghana’s power abundance turns to burden as energy debts mount (2020-09-11)
• Mahama vows to go after those behind botched PDS deal (2020-08-23)
• Togbe Afede lauds Volta ECG Boss for 'best customer service' (2020-08-23)
• Akufo-Addo’s silence after one year of PDS scandal worrying  (2020-08-17)
• PDS scandal haunts govt: Akufo-Addo’s silence on gargantuan fraud 1-year on raises curiosity (2020-08-17)
• PDS Scandal: 'It’s a legitimate line of enquiry' - Baako backs NDC calls for accountability (2020-08-16)
• GRIDCo’s debt recovery from ECG worsens, IES says (2020-08-03)
• Plan to extend ‘free’ electricity will worsen ECG woes - ACEP (2020-07-24)
• Power supply improves in Volta and Oti region amid coronavirus (2020-07-22)
• Guesthouses steal GH¢50,000 worth of electricity (2020-07-16)
• Nungua, Ablekuma and others to experience shutdown of ECG prepayment platform this weekend (2020-06-17)
• ECG legacy debt cleared – MD confirms (2020-06-08)
• ECG’s legacy debt cleared - Managing Director (2020-06-07)
• GH¢2 billion ECG debt clearance given us stronger-than-before balance sheet – MD (2020-05-23)
• ECG ready to implement COVID-19 special electricity relief for customers (2020-05-01)
• Coronavirus: Swipe, insert prepaid cards before visiting vending points – ECG (2020-04-30)
• Tension at GRIDCo as staff reject Oath of Secrecy (2020-04-30)
• ECG meters thief in court (2020-04-29)
• ECG to procure only 'Made-in Ghana' electrical cables (2020-03-12)
• Illegal power connection a threat to Ghana’s economy – ECG Boss (2020-03-05)
• ECG: Artificial Intelligence project to end power theft – Bawumia (2020-02-18)
• ECG to deploy artificial intelligence in fighting power theft – Bawumia (2020-02-18)
• Mining company fined GHc1.5m for power theft (2020-02-18)
• ECG brings relief to customers at Ablekuma (2020-02-13)
• Government secretly negotiating to sell ECG to another company - Minority (2020-02-01)
• Accra East ECG retrieves over GH¢9m from illegal connections (2020-01-27)
• ECG to fight power theft as it faults churches (2020-01-13)
• ECG unearths illegal power connection by radio station in Dambai (2020-01-10)
• ECG staff assured of protection as two are picked up for assault (2019-12-12)
• ECG records highest revenue despite challenges in takeover (2019-12-09)
• Transport Minister orders reduction in port charges (2019-12-04)
• ECG retrieves GH¢200,000 from illegal connections at Dansoman (2019-12-03)
• Re: PDS scandal voice recording 'purely false and fake' - Philip Ayesu (2019-12-01)
• Armed Police storm town to free kidnapped ECG worker (2019-11-30)
• PDS scandal: Alleged conversation between Gabby Otchere-Darko, Philip Ayensu and Edward Akufo-Addo (2019-11-29)
• Kevin Taylor names Sammy Awuku, Anthony Karbo and Perry Okudzeto in PDS scandal (2019-11-27)
• Outrage as massive power blackout hits parts of Ghana (2019-11-26)
• Kwanikrom gets electricity (2019-11-15)
• Staff agitations won’t affect power delivery- ECG assures (2019-11-09)
• Agitations at ECG over decision to reverse promotions (2019-11-08)
• 30 communities in Builsa North to be connected to national grid (2019-11-04)
• Ghana must stop backroom dealings to fix power crisis - Imani (2019-11-01)
• ACEP Interim report on the Termination of PDS Concession (2019-10-31)
• Pay us our $1.5bn to avert dumsor – IPPs to government (2019-10-30)
• American Embassy reacts to Chronicle's ‘Nyate, Nyate’ headline (2019-10-29)
• Full Statement: IMANI blames government for PDS 'mess' (2019-10-28)
• Government to probe PDS - Oppong-Nkrumah (2019-10-25)
• PDS Termination: Amewu lied, he has no credibility - Sammy Gyamfi stings (2019-10-25)
• American ‘nyate, nyate girl' orders Ghana to restore PDS, Ghanaians react (2019-10-24)
• PDS termination: I am deeply disappointed in Akufo-Addo - Mahama (2019-10-24)
• PDS workers won’t be worse off under ECG – PRO (2019-10-24)
• Govt could face lawsuit for terminating PDS deal – John Jinapor (2019-10-24)
• PDS termination: No need to rush into new concession – Former Minister (2019-10-24)
• Your shady happenings were avoidable – Mahama tells Akufo-Addo (2019-10-24)
• Full Statement: US Embassy on termination of PDS agreement by Govt of Ghana (2019-10-23)
• PDS must pay lost $190m MCC Cash and all other expenses – Isaac Adongo (2019-10-23)
• Government was vigilant, not negligent in PDS debacle – Energy Ministry (2019-10-22)
• We didn’t spend enough time on PDS deal in Parliament – Edward Bawa (2019-10-22)
• PDS deal was rushed – Wereko Brobbey (2019-10-22)
• 'Don’t trust these 5 officials' – NDC demands prosecutions over PDS deal (2019-10-22)
• Probe $1.5bn revenue collected by PDS - Alex Mould (2019-10-21)
• Ken Ofori-Atta's letter on why government terminated PDS deal (2019-10-21)
• PDS debacle has damaged Ghana’s image – Ablakwa (2019-10-21)
• 'Year of Return' has become year of corruption – Okudzeto Ablakwa (2019-10-21)
• Kamal Deen questions NDC on 'fake' PDS letter (2019-10-20)
• We won’t allow you to ‘clear’ stinky PDS deal – Jinapor to Akufo-Addo (2019-10-14)
• Challenges with purchasing prepaid credit fixed - PDS (2019-10-07)
• Power purchase: Consumers at Achimota angry over ECG network failure (2019-10-06)
• Blame Mahama, not Akufo-Addo for the 5.94% increase in electricity tariffs (2019-10-05)
• School prefects in JHS, SHS can rule Ghana better than Akufo-Addo - Dela fires (2019-10-05)
• Bawumia is not a serious politician - Dela Edem (2019-10-05)
• Ghanaians are paying less for utility - PURC (2019-10-05)
• Mahama increased electricity tariff by 166%, NPP decreased by 5% – Bawumia (2019-10-02)
• Tariff hike: Apologise to Ghanaians - Minority to Akufo-Addo (2019-10-01)
• Electricity tariff up 5.94%, water 2.22% (2019-10-01)
• Electricity tariff can come down if ECG is run efficiently – Dr Oteng-Gyasi (2019-10-01)
• Electricity and water tariffs go up today (2019-10-01)
• ECG has provided quality, safe & reliable power distribution – ECG boss (2019-09-26)
• American government will favour abrogation of PDS deal – Omane Boamah (2019-09-09)
• President, Gabby played no role in PDS — PDS Chairman (2019-09-06)
• The PDS puzzle! Consultant ‘clears’ firm but govt, MiDA reject report (2019-09-06)
• Mahama must speak on PDS scandal - STRANEK-Africa (2019-08-16)
• US government backs independent probe into PDS deal (2019-08-15)
• PDS crisis: MiDA forged PURC, Energy Commission letterheads to secure deal - Group (2019-08-15)
• Minority petitions US ambassador over PDS debacle (2019-08-14)
• PDS deal is the biggest scam in Ghana’s history – Opare Addo (2019-08-14)
• PDS scandal: Omane Boamah makes case for state ownership of ECG (2019-08-13)
• PDS guarantees are as solid as gold - Expert (2019-08-11)
• Government to terminate concession agreement with PDS? (2019-08-10)
• Pay your bills to PDS – EGC directs customers (2019-08-09)
• NPP bigwigs grabbing everything – Kennedy Agyapong blows alarm (2019-08-09)
• PDS Fiasco: Pressure mounts on Finance Minister (2019-08-07)
• PDS Scandal: You can kill me – Kennedy Agyapong (2019-08-07)
• Finance Ministry directs ECG to oversee PDS bank accounts (2019-08-07)
• PDS lawyers deny media reports over suspension (2019-08-07)
• PDS Gurus; X-Men, Santa Baron, Sikkens, Midwest CEO & how they won ECG concession (2019-08-06)
• Ofori-Atta knew of PDS fraud - Minority (2019-08-05)
• We’ll complete PDS concession anomalies probe within 30 days – Gov’t (2019-08-02)
• Terminate PDS concession agreement now – Minority to gov’t (2019-08-02)
• I’m not a shareholder of PDS – Sekondi MP (2019-08-02)
• PDS fiasco: Finance Minister fingered! (2019-08-01)
• ‘Negligent’ firms in PDS guarantee ‘fraud’ face sanction – Gov’t (2019-08-01)
• 'Enough is enough; just terminate PDS agreement' - John Jinapor tells Gov't (2019-08-01)
• 'I'm not surprised, we warned Akufo-Addo's gov't about PDS' - Jinapor (2019-08-01)
• PDS suspension: Nature of breach will determine if deal will be terminated - Minister (2019-08-01)
• ECG takes over from PDS on interim basis (2019-08-01)
• PDS concession saga: Gov’t wasn’t negligent – Oppong-Nkrumah (2019-08-01)
• PDS will not come back – KT Hammond (2019-08-01)
• Blame Finance Ministry for PDS concession debacle – Kwabena Donkor (2019-08-01)
• We’re not surprised by suspension of PDS concession – PUWU (2019-08-01)
• Amewu calls NDC bluff to reveal gov’t officials in PDS fiasco (2019-08-01)
• Terminate PDS contract - John Jinapor advises (2019-08-01)
• PDS fired over breaches (2019-07-31)
• PDS fiasco: 'It’s super incompetence' – Buah (2019-07-31)
• ECG, PDS in control of transition challenges (2019-07-21)
• PURC will sanction short changing utility service providers (2019-07-16)
• Pastor arrested for power theft (2019-07-03)
• 11% electricity hike: Akufo-Addo must apologise to Ghanaians - Agalga (2019-06-23)
• Resist 11% electricity hike - Minority to Ghanaians (2019-06-22)
• Krobo-PDS fallout: BECE candidate’s leg amputated; fails to write exam (2019-06-13)
• PDS reacts to Energy Minister’s outburst (2019-05-28)
• Odumase Krobo: Tension heightens over delay in restoring power (2019-05-26)
• The Odumase bill that has led to a kill (2019-05-24)
• MP faults PDS over bloody Odumase violence that killed boy (2019-05-23)
• One shot dead, several injured after police clash with Krobo residents (2019-05-22)
• Krobo clashes: It will be unwise to make arrests – Police (2019-05-22)
• Police clash with Krobo residents over PDS mass disconnection exercise (2019-05-20)
• ‘Don't pay for electricity on your PDS App, it’s a scam’- TV3's Bridget Otoo cries after losing her money (2019-05-16)
• ‘Government to control PDS through the backdoor - Investors feel threatened? (2019-04-30)
• NEDCo loses $54.1m to workers’ agitations; amount was for expansion project (2019-04-29)
• Energy Debt Mesh: ECG owes VRA, which owes Ghana Gas, which owes GNPC – Donkor (2019-03-28)
• Probe pylon destruction – Jinapor (2019-03-26)
• ECG retrieves GHC1,052,580 from illegal connections (2019-02-27)
• 233 communities to benefit from grid expansion in Ashanti Region (2019-02-16)
• Utility tariffs to go up marginally (2019-02-13)
• Don’t pay money for meter replacement – ECG tells public (2019-02-12)
• Dont pay money for replacement of meters - ECG alerts public (2019-02-09)
• ECG embarks on mass customer data collection exercise (2019-02-07)
• We will continue to deliver reliable power supply – ECG MD (2019-02-06)
• Government's late payment of tariffs cause of ECG's debts - Minister admits (2019-02-05)
• ECG sues nineteen individuals and companies for engaging in power theft (2019-02-01)
• ECG extends prepayment metering to Kibi (2019-01-30)
• KNUST consumes GHC2.4m electricity monthly (2019-01-28)
• ECG rakes in over GH¢21.5m from illegal power connections (2019-01-24)
• Accra East ECG recovers GHC6.2m from illegal connections (2019-01-16)
• Change in ECG management won't result in price hikes - PURC assures (2019-01-15)
• MiDA commits US$212m to reform power distribution sector (2019-01-14)
• There will be no 60% rise in electricity tariffs - Gyamfi replies Adam Mutawakilu (2019-01-14)
• ‘Implement automatic tariff adjustment formula to curb power cuts’ – ECG (2018-11-28)
• Boakye Agyarko blasts John Jinapor; says he is ‘shallow minded’ (2018-11-12)
• ECG wants 38% increase in power tariffs (2018-11-12)
• ECG imposter faces court action (2018-11-03)
• ECG provides poles to rural communities (2018-11-01)
• ‘GES will enforce ban on political activities in basic, secondary schools’ - Michael Nsowah (2018-10-19)
• ECG retrieves GHC4m (2018-10-18)
• Illegal connection: How will Amewu fight it? (2018-10-06)
• Illegal electricity connections: How will John Peter Amewu fight it? (2018-10-06)
• ESLA bond raises GHC5.66 billion (2018-09-01)
• Disconnect your 'illegal electricity connection' or face prosecution - Eastern Region ECG (2018-08-24)
• No toilet, no light - MCE orders (2018-08-09)
• ECG loses $8m weekly - Robert P. Jackson (2018-08-02)
• PURC maintains utility tariffs for 3rd quarter (2018-07-19)
• ECG not being fully privatised – Robert Jackson (2018-07-17)
• Ghana Police Service to support ECG in collecting revenue (2018-07-14)
• Avoid middlemen in meter acquisition - PURC (2018-06-14)
• MiDA rolls out US$25.4m energy efficiency project (2018-06-11)
• We’re investigating ECG tariff reduction anomalies – PURC (2018-05-31)
• ECG begins paying GHC1.9m to customers as compensation for system failure (2018-04-20)
• President commends PURC for electricity tariff reduction (2018-04-09)
• President Akufo-Addo lauds PURC for reducing electricity tariffs (2018-04-06)
• ECG to publish how much you’re saving on light bills Monday (2018-04-05)
• Tariffs reduction to reflect today - ECG (2018-04-01)
• 96,000 homes cited for illegal electricity connections in 2017 at Tema (2018-03-27)
• Tariff cuts won't bring dumsor – PURC (2018-03-16)
• Minority comment on tariff cuts insulting - PURC Committee (2018-03-16)
• PURC tariff reduction takes effect today - ECG (2018-03-15)
• Reductions in ECG tariff to reflect April 1 (2018-03-15)
• ECG tariff reduction to reflect in bills by 1st April (2018-03-15)
• ECG commences processes to compensate customers with faulty prepaid cards (2018-02-19)
• ECG recoups GHC50m from random meter checks (2018-02-13)
• ECG demands increment in electricity tariffs (2018-02-12)
• PURC starts review of utility tariffs (2018-01-31)
• PURC orders ECG to compensate consumers around Achimota, Dansoman (2018-01-25)
• Compensate affected Achimota, Korle-bu, and Kaneshie customers - ECG ordered (2018-01-25)
• Prepaid chaos: 90% of challenges fixed - ECG (2017-12-12)
• Prepaid system errors resolved – ECG (2017-12-12)
• ECG resolves BOT vending challenges (2017-12-11)
• ECG to review distribution of cards after prepaid troubles (2017-12-11)
• Prepaid chaos: ECG sets up district centres (2017-12-10)
• ECG increases service points to address prepaid troubles (2017-12-10)
• Prepaid crisis: Deposit faulty cards at District Offices for reactivation – ECG (2017-12-10)
• ECG to roll-out app to sell prepaid credit online (2017-12-08)
• ECG prepaid crisis: Go beyond mere threat – MP to PURC (2017-12-08)
• ECG to commence online sale of prepaid credit (2017-12-08)
• Prepaid meter crisis: 4 ECG customers in long queues collapse (2017-12-07)
• Credit Chaos: PURC to sanction ECG (2017-12-07)
• ECG Chaos: Over 2000 customers affected – PURC (2017-12-07)
• PURC to slap ECG with penalties over prepaid system challenges (2017-12-07)
• Prepaid Crisis: No fears, problem under control – ECG (2017-12-07)
• Server hitches with prepaid system resolved – ECG (2017-12-07)
• Hundreds besiege ECG office over prepaid system challenges (2017-12-07)
• One injured as irate customers besiege ECG office at Circle over credit shortage (2017-12-06)
• Customers flood ECG for refill (2017-12-06)
• Business owners unhappy with unavailability of ECG prepaid credit (2017-12-05)