ECG covers massive power theft, illegal connection at Rehoboth Estate

The revenue team of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG)-Accra East Division, has uncovered widespread illegal electricity connections at Rehoboth Estate in Kweiman.

During an inspection of the estate, the team discovered that over 100 newly built homes had been connected to the electricity grid illegally.

Additionally, a block factory within the estate was found to be using an illegal connection to power its operations.

In a video shared by JoyNews on X (formerly Twitter), members of the ECG team were heard expressing their frustration, “They don’t have meters. These people are very wicked. There are cables on the floor. Almost everybody has an air conditioner in this estate.”

JoyNews further reported that, following the discovery of widespread power theft, the illegally connected block factory, used for supplying construction materials, was disconnected from the power supply.

In recent times, the ECG has raised concerns over the significant revenue losses incurred due to illegal electricity connections. Some of the most common forms of power theft identified include direct service connections, meter bypassing, meter tampering, and unauthorised service connections.

The company says it is intensifying efforts to crack down on such illegalities and ensure that offenders are brought to book.

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