Tema South District of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has described electrical connections at the Tema Central Market as appalling.
According to the ECG management, most of the wires do not have insulation thereby exposing the main copper.
Ebenezer Fiador, Tema South District Engineer made the remarks when some members of the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) and ECG embarked on an inspection tour of the Tema Central Market in Community One.
The exercise was aimed at checking electrical installations at the market following numerous fire outbreaks which have gutted several property worth millions of cedis.
The ECG South District Engineer called on authorities of TMA to, as a matter of urgency, take steps to rewire stores and shops belonging to the assembly.
He said, “TMA is supposed to take care of internal wiring at stores and shops at the market, whilst it is ECG’s duty to ensure the provision of cable from main supply to the metre which is the external cables.”
Mr Fiador expressed grave concern about the illegal electric connections, overloading of electrical sockets with electrical appliances and machines by traders at the market which often causes fire.
He explained that ECG would want to improve electricity connection in the market, stressing that they do not have adequate access to the market.
Mr Fiador admonished traders to come for separate electric metres because of the congestion on cables.
Kwesi Poku, member of TMA Works Sub-committee during the inspection tour, noted that the Assembly would not hesitate to adhere to the recommendation by ECG to avert any fire outbreak.
According to him, TMA would ensure that owners of shops and stores at the market obtain separate metres to reduce illegal connections at the market.
