Correspondence from Northern Region John Okine Yamoah, the Acting Managing Director of the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) has revealed that five out of every 10 houses in the Northern Area (Northern Region) are likely to be involved in power theft.

He said most of the power thefts were found in the Tamale Metropolis and Yendi Municipality.

According to Okine Yamiah, NEDCo loses 45 percent of the power it distributed every month in the Northern region, with about 70 to 80 percent of the losses attributed to illegal connections. "Not all of our 45% power distribution loss is as a result of power theft but majority of it is power theft.

I can guess that about 70 to 80% of our losses [in the Northern Region] … If we select 10 houses, there's a likelihood that 5 or 6 of them will be involved in power thefts." the Acting Managing Director told journalists in Tamale on Tuesday.