The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has launched a pilot project in the Ashanti West Region, installing 200 new smart prepaid meters in the Suame District.

This initiative is part of the company's Loss Reduction Project (LRP) and aims to improve the ef­ficiency of electricity distribution in the region.

With the New Smart Prepaid meters, customers can recharge their meters anytime and any­where using the ECG PowerApp or shortcode *226#, and allows customers to access real-time data on energy usage and purchases.

The smart prepaid meters are compliant with the new Meter Management System (MMS), enabling customers to buy prepaid credit online, while the company can monitor the meters remote­ly, detecting any interference or illegality.