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Senior high schools all over the nation owe the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) more than GH₵45 million, according to Samuel Dubik Mahama, Managing Director of the company.
He explained that Accra Academy’s recent disconnect was a part of a larger national effort to collect unpaid debts.
Mr. Dubik Mahama expressed concern about the growing amount of debt owed by a number of clients, highlighting the urgency of taking immediate action to resolve the situation.
“Currently, the schools’ bill is pushing towards almost GHC45m in arrears,” Mr Dubik Mahama told TV3 in an interview, adding “Across the nation, put everything together we should be in the region of GH₵2.5bn debt based on debt stock that I am seeing.”
Mr. Dubik Mahama apologized for any inconvenience caused and gave the assurance that the company’s main goal was not to disconnect at Accra Academy.
“For Accra Academy and co, I am sorry for what happened yesterday, I know it was a traumatizing experience. That was not the main aim of the company. I had a conversation with the Director General of the Ghana Education Service, and he has promised to have a meeting with me before the end of this week, so we can find a long-lasting solution to these issues and how to treat them going forward,” Mr Mahama stated.
On Tuesday, February 21, the ECG disclosed that Accra Academy Senior High School’s power grid disconnect was caused by an unpaid debt of GH¢400,000.
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
