THE Volta Regional Manager of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Mr Felix Fiebor, has stated that the prepaid system for electricity consumption has created some advantages for the consumer and the service provider.
He said one advantage to the customer was that it helped in the management of energy, adding that the system helped the user or customer to cut down consumption as it informed the consumer with the red light to turn off gadgets before the system was reinforced.
Mr Fiebor who was speaking to the Daily Graphic in Ho, said it also helped the company in the collection of money up front.
He said initially when the system started, fears were generated because every human being feared change and that made the consumers hesitant, but now it had been accepted and had also eliminated instances of disputed bills.
According to Mr Fiebor, the system was now operational in Ho with vending stations at Tarso, the ECG main yard and the Ho main market.
He said steps were underway to extend the system to Sokode in the Ho Municipality, Agotime–Kpetoe and Ziope in the Adaklu-Anyigbe district.
On private vending, Mr Fiebor said four stations had been opened at Dr Letsa Supermarket, Ho Polytechnic, opposite the main lorry park, adding that the ECG intended licensing services at Sokode, the regional hospital junction, Ho Housing Corporation area and Fiave.
He stated that the system would be further extended to the Hohoe Municipality and Aflao by the end of the year.
According to him, there was no special tax on patronising private vending stations and that the rates were of the same value at any vending station.
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