Teachers and students of Accra Academy Senior High School have been left stranded following disconnection of power supply to the school by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) on Monday, February 20, 2024
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) revealed that Accra Academy Senior High School was plunged into darkness due to an outstanding debt of GH¢400,000.
The school experienced a power outage on Monday, February 19, following the disconnection.
A teacher,who pleaded anonymity,expressed concerns over the situation. He mentioned that some on-campus teachers despite using prepaid meters,had their power supply disconnected
He also clarified that the school is not directly responsible for settling the debt, and they are unaware of the specific amount owed to the power distribution company.
Paul Agraga, the head of prosecution at ECG,while speaking to Accra based Citi News explained that the disconnection is part of an ongoing initiative to recover outstanding payments owed to the company.
“Normally, we have a team that goes around once a while to inform our customers of their debts so they do not accumulate and so if you take Accra Academy for example, they owe in excess of GH¢400,000 to the ECG.”
He further explained and dismissed allegations that the ECG is deliberately targeting the school and stressed that the company also owes its partners which it has to pay.
“We did not specifically target Accra Academy, it is an ongoing operation we are conducting, and a number of homes, businesses, and institutions have also suffered the same fate.
“The no-free consumption does not discriminate at all and once you owe, you will be disconnected. It does not matter whether it is Parliament or a security service because we also owe people that we have to pay.”
