The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is expected to record a 40% increase in revenue in the coming months, President Akufo-Addo has said.
Akufo-Addo said this will be made possible after the completion of the first phase of ECG’s digital transformation programme in April this year.
Delivering the State of the Nation Address in Parliament on Wednesday (8 March), Akufo-Addo said currently all ECG district offices have gone cashless.
“Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to inform the House that the Electricity Company of Ghana, has since the last quarter of 2022, embarked on an aggressive digital transformation programme. In the first phase of this programme, set to be completed by end of April 2023, the focus is on creating a cashless and efficient payment system,” Akufo-Addo said.
“I am pleased to announce that, on 1st March 2023, all ECG District Offices became cashless. This is a major achievement by all standards. Since the start of this transformational programme, we have so far seen a twenty-five percent (25%) increase in the monthly revenues. The second phase of the programme will see the digitisation of post-paid bills, and the digital tagging of all metres.
“In our estimation, these initiatives should increase the monthly revenues of ECG by some forty percent (40%) before the end of this year. I firmly believe that the initiatives, which have been so boldly rolled out by ECG, will make revenue leakage a thing of the past, and address consumer pain points in their interactions with ECG,” Akufo-Addo added.
Watch the full presentation in the video clip attached below:
Reporting by Fred Dzakpata in Accra
Asaase Radio 99.5 broadcasts on radio via 99.5 in Accra, 98.5 in Kumasi, 99.7 in Tamale, 100.3 in Cape Coast and on our affiliates Bawku FM 101.5 in Bawku, Beats FM 99.9 in Bimbilla, Somua FM 89.9 in Gushegu, Stone City 90.7 in Ho, Mining City 89.5 in Tarkwa and Wale FM 106.9 in Walewale
Tune in or log on to broadcasts online: www.asaaseradio.com, Sound Garden and TuneIn
Follow us on Twitter: @asaaseradio995
Live streaming: facebook.com/asaaseradio99.5. Also on YouTube: Asaase Radio Official.
Join the conversation. Call: 020 000 9951 or 059 415 7777. Or WhatsApp: 020 000 0995.
#AsaaseRadio
#TheVoiceofOurLand
