Energy Commission to ban uncertified electricians

The Energy Commission from January 2017 would ban electricians without wiring certificate from the Commission from operating.

It is part of measures to regulate the operations of electrical engineers to uphold professional standards and protect life and property.

The Principal programme officer at Energy Commission, Solomon Sarpong says the commission will from next year totally ban all uncertified electricians in the country.

Mr. Sarpong was speaking during a workshop organized by Nexans Kabelmetal Ghana Ltd. for 500 certified electricians to know differences between good wire and fake wires.

‘All electricians who fail to comply with the directive to write exam and get certificate from the commission would be prosecuted with 60 penalty units or face up to 2 years imprisonment’ he said.electricAccording Mr. Sarpong, the commission has currently certified 4000 electricians nationwide and has created an online App for the certified electricians in the country.

Electrical wiring has a lot to do with the safety of persons and property because faulty wiring consequently causes lots of fire outbreaks among others.

“The Electrical Wiring Regulation 2011 (LI 2008) passed by Parliament in 2012 has three key objectives: Who qualifies to engage in any electrical wiring of properties in Ghana, how wiring is done and the kind of materials used to wire properties in the country” he said.electric-main.

He explained “To enforce this, the Commission has tied the exercise to service connections. In this regard, if a facility is not wired by a Certified Electrical Wiring Professional (CEWP), who will eventually, issue an Installation Completion Certificate, the facility will not be connected to the national grid by the Electricity Company of Ghana”.

The commercial manager of Nexans Kabelmetal, Michael Bani said the company will continue to partner energy commission to help electricians to use quality wires in order to avoid fire outbreaks.