The government of Ghana has said, it would extend its digitalisation program to the Power Distribution Company, Electricity Company of Ghana, and support it to be efficient in electricity service delivery in its operational areas.
This was announced by President Akufo Addo in Parliament today during the delivery of the State of the Nation Address.
The President is of a firm belief that the program would block all leakages connected to revenue collection.
” The Electricity Company of Ghana has since the last quarter of 2022 in battling aggressive digital transformation program. The first phase of this program is set to be completed by end of April 2023. The focus is on creating a cashless and efficient payment system.
I’m pleased to announce that on the first of March 2023, all ECG district offices became cashless. This is a major achievement by all standards.
We have so far seen a 25 increase in the monthly revenue. The second phase of the program will see the digitisation of postpaid bills.
In our estimation, this initiative will increase the monthly revenue of ECG by some 40 per cent before the end of this year.
I firmly believe that the initiatives which have been boldly rolled out by ECG will make revenue leakage a thing of the past,” The President said.
