The United States embassy in Ghana has been pursuing the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) for two years to secure and pay bills for power consumed within the period.
The Embassy has said though it is prepared to pay the power, it has been difficult to get official bills. The US Embassy, in a series of tweets, further noted that funds have been set aside to settle these electricity bills.
“The U.S. Embassy in Ghana has not refused to pay any electricity bills. We have been asking for official bills for embassy-managed facilities for more than 2 years so we can issue correct payments. The embassy has set aside funds for electricity, and we will continue to work with the ECG to get correct bills so we can pay,” the embassy clarified.
ECG workers claim embassy not owing
The US Embassy’s remarks come despite employees of the ECG, in a response to the Energy Minister, saying the US Embassy did not owe the electricity provider “in terms of bills”.
“So if they were not getting bills, would they have paid all their indebtedness till date? So this is a statement we find very unfortunate, and ask the Minister to provide further details,” the workers of ECG added in a statement.
The Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko had earlier revealed that American Embassy’s 160 facilities in Ghana had not been billed for two years and had been asking for pre-paid meters.
“I had a discussion with the managing director. American Embassy has 160 facilities in Ghana. They have not been billed for two years. So they went to ECG and said ‘look, we owe you money. Bring us a bill. Bring us pre-paid meters. We will use it for one year, and whenever we use, we will multiply it by 3 and give it to you.’ Up to now, the ECG hasn’t been able to do that,” he noted.
Source: citifmonline.com
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Michael Adumatta Nyantakyi from ECG should be sack immediately. he was running his mouth that the US embassy does noy own ECG. People like this should not be at post because they dont know their job.The Minister knew what he was talking about and this incompetent Michael Adumatta Nyantakyi should be fired asap for letting money that is due the state go
ECG Workers should keep quit, common bills you people can't correct abaaa, ECG is this 1azness, or incompetence ?.
WOAAA LOOK OH!!!!!!; they cannot even collect the electricity bills from big clients because they go and collect 'NOKOFIO' from big consumers but rather go to harass small consumers ; when ECG is to be sold they start playing high stakes politics ; Nana Addo should sack them all and re-tool ECG again.
The workers should have first provided details showing that the US Embassy had paid all their bills, then they can ask the Minister to provide details. The Minister has said something based on his conversation with an official, then all you do is to come out and deny without providing any evidence to the contrary. That is irresponsible. Now you have your backs against the wall, go and bring the evidence that they do not owe.