The managers of Fenice Metal Technology in the Tema region, two Chinese nationals, have been detained as a result of an underground illegal connection on Thursday, April 27.

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Following an informant's tip to Samuel Dubik Mahama, the MD of Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), about the anomalies, the taskforce entered the company with representatives from the National Security.

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Revenue Protection and Technical investigation manager, Ishmael Oku, per reports from Citinews said, “the facility had its separate transformer but managed to bypass the system through an underground cable to consume power without paying. Two-thirds of the power consumed goes directly without metering.”

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Sources say the company is into the production of electrical cables.

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“The culprits will be prosecuted, and the facility surcharged to recoup the power consumed over the period,” Ishmael Oku added.

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The company has been disconnected from the national grid and served illegal connection notice to report at the ECG office.

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Meanwhile, managers of Hillburi Hotel at Aburi are expected in court on Friday over similar crimes.

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The ECG took a break from its national revenue mobilization exercise on April 20, 2023, to review its operations and revenue targets.

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The one-month exercise uncovered several illegalities, fake meters, and recovered huge sums of debts owed to the company.

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But, the revenue protection taskforce is still on the ground, checking for illegalities that are contributing to the company’s system losses.

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