Kejetia traders demand individual meters to end persistent power cuts

Traders at the Kejetia Market have demanded that individual power meters be installed for the smooth running of their activities to end power disconnections.

This comes after the market was plunged into darkness for more than three days after the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) disconnected the market from the national power grid due to a GH¢70 million debt owed to the ECG.

Speaking on JoyNews, the President of the Federation of Kumasi Traders, Nana Akwasi Prempeh, said many traders regret selling their wares at the market due to the persistent power outages.

A lot of the traders are even giving up on why they came to the market to rent shops because it was anticipated that the new Kejetia market would be a new facility, unlike the old central market

Management at the market distributed the first batch of private power meters to the traders in March.

However, the traders insist on accessing more of the individual meters to resolve the power situation at the market.

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