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The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has fined the Board members of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) an amount of Five Million, Eight Hundred and Sixty-Eight Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHS5, 868,000.00) for failing to notify its customers about power outages between January and March this year.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is contained in an order statement released by the PURC on April 15, 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor failure to comply with the 3-day statutory notice required under Regulation 39 of L.I. 2413, the Commission in accordance with Regulation 45 of L.I. 2413, hereby imposes a regulatory charge of 3,000 penalty units on ECG for each of the 163 breaches, amounting to Five Million, Eight Hundred and Sixty-Eight Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHS 5,868,000.00).<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Commission has determined that having regard to the nature of ECG\u2019s ownership and business, the imposition of the penalty of Five Million, Eight Hundred and Sixty-Eight Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHS 5,868,000.00) on ECG would be counter-productive, as payment from ECG\u2019s revenue would have a rebounding adverse effect on quality of service and consumers who pay tariffs to the company,\u201d the PURC stated.<\/p>\n

It noted that \u201cin the interest of justice and to protect the interests of consumers, the
\nCommission shall hold the Board Members of ECG who were in office between 1 January to 18 March 2024 liable for the payment of the Five Million, Eight Hundred and Sixty-Eight Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHS 5,868,000.00). These Board Members were at all material times responsible for providing strategic direction to ensure the provision of safe, adequate, efficient, reasonable and non-discriminatory service to consumers.\u201d<\/p>\n

The PURC further directed that \u201cThe Board Members of ECG in office between 1 January to 18 March 2024 shall pay the regulatory charge of Five Million, Eight Hundred and Sixty-Eight Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHS5,868,000.00) into a dedicated fuel account under the joint control of the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Finance on or before 30th May, 2024. The Commission will validate compliance in tandem with its Cash Waterfall validation reports and periodic regulatory monitoring.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

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