The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor, has revealed that Ghana Water Limited owes the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) approximately GH₵1 billion in unpaid electricity bills accumulated over the past seven months.
Speaking during a meeting between the Energy Committee of Parliament and key power sector agencies, the Minister directed ECG to take immediate steps to recover the outstanding amount, stressing the financial strain it places on the utility provider. "Yesterday I was listening to the news at 10 pm where Ghana Water made a complaint that because of some erratic power situation, they are unable to supply adequately, I empathise with them and I think that what we have inherited, we should improve it. "But the other notice is that Ghana Water hasn't paid any GH₵1 for seven months.
We need that money to stabilise the power.
If you don't pay GH₵1 for seven months and it compounds to GH₵1 billion, the power sector will not be stable.
