Parliament has paid its share of debt to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).
This is after paying GH¢ 8.5 million of the GH¢ 13 million owed to ECG in order to avoid disconnection from the national network.
The installment payment was made after the ECG Revenue Mobilization Task Force visited the house yesterday.
Administrative officials at Parliament House made the payment through an ECG-approved bank after discussions with the task force.
Parliament’s payment was made in two installments, GH¢3.5 million through electronically processed checks, while GH¢5 million was to be paid through the Ministry of Finance’s GIFMIS.
The External Communications Manager of ECG, Laila Abubakari, who confirmed that, the debt taken will be paid to an approved payment portal as the task force does not accept cash.
“We do not accept cash and everyone who will pay will do so through an electronic or bank process.
“Yes, Parliament made a partial payment, issuing a check for GH¢3.5 million with an additional GH¢5 million to be paid by the Ministry of Finance through the GIFMIS platform, so in total, the amount of GH¢8.5 million was paid,” he said.
Reconciliation
A source close to the Parliament reacting to the incident said it has called for a reassessment of the bill for proper reconciliation.
“We are asking for a re-assessment of the bill that is in the name of the Parliament because it seems to be for the entire enclave of the Parliament which includes other units as well as individual houses in the enclave.
“Once it is done, the actual bill in the name of the establishment will be known,” a source close to Parliament told the Daily Graphic.
Airport Company
In a related development, the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) has also paid GH¢ 10 million of its GH¢ 28 million arrears.
GACL has also agreed to a payment plan to settle the remaining GH¢18 million within two weeks.
Ms Abubakari said the task force will continue its training and customers with unsettled bills will be given the opportunity to agree to a payment plan to resolve the debt.
exercise
ECG yesterday embarked on a national revenue mobilization exercise to recover all unpaid bills amounting to GH¢5.7 billion from customers.
The exercise, which will last a month, targets domestic users, businesses, organizations, ministries, departments and state agencies for the power that has been consumed from 2022 until February of this year.
Last week, ECG announced that it will start a revenue mobilization exercise from March 20 to April 20, 2023, to recover all debts from all categories of customers, including State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN).
Source: graphic.com.gh
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