Managing Director (MD) of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama, has acknowledged the operational challenges faced by the company due to inadequate funds.

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Recent power outages in parts of Accra and other regions have been attributed by Mr. Mahama to maintenance issues rather than fuel-related problems. He assured that the company is diligently working to resolve these challenges and restore power to affected areas.

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During an interview on Eyewitness News on Citi FM, Mr. Mahama expressed concern about the payment rate by electricity consumers, mentioning that ECG mostly has to actively pursue consumers to pay their bills.

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“It’s true. ECG is not operating at this top level because we are not getting the requisite funds, especially from our customers.

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“The rate at which we are expecting customers to be honest enough to pay for the electricity they consume it is not it’s not what we get. We have to always go out there and put the requisite manpower that we’re doing something else towards collecting," he said.

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