The Ashanti South Region of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has launched second section of Loss Reduction Project geared toward curbing energy theft and addressing the persistent problem of meter shortages.
The initiative entails the set up of superior sensible pay as you go meters geared up with refined options to detect and forestall unlawful tampering.
As a part of the challenge, previous postpaid meters are being changed with new sensible meters, that are designed to sort out unlawful energy consumption and cut back income losses.
The initiative goals to make sure that meters are extra accessible to customers, assuaging the long-standing challenges many shoppers face on account of frequent shortages.
The launching additionally coincided with the inauguration of District Steering Committee by Project Manager, Mrs Tamara Asomani Wiafe.
She emphasised that the challenge contains personal sector participation, with suppliers actively concerned within the set up of the brand new meters.
She touched on the sensible meters use a digital method, permitting customers to buy energy on-line, making the method extra handy and environment friendly.
This initiative is anticipated to reinforce the transparency and effectivity of energy consumption within the area, serving to to stabilize income circulation for ECG whereas offering customers with a extra dependable and accessible system.
The Ashanti South Region General Manager of the ECG, Ing Daniel Mensah Asare, stated the essence of the challenge is to proceed the aggressive pay as you go meter alternative by and superior MMS pay as you go meter criticism to assist the corporate maximize its income and cut back system loss.
“The new meter has an advanced tamper-proof feature that prevents tempering,” he stated.
About 205,000 meters might be changed throughout the Asokwa District.