Augustine Obour, a former state prosecutor, has questioned the Electricity Company of Ghana’s (ECG) plan to prosecute customers for power theft.
He claimed that the ECG lacks the tools necessary to calculate the amount of power lost to theft.
“Normally, electricity matters, I wonder how they will prove it – illegal connection. They don’t have any means to ascertain what is missing and sometimes I wonder how people could do it, sometimes the workers themselves to do it,” he said.
According to him, the accused can claim that they were unaware of the wrongdoing because some ECG employees participate in it.
This follows ECG’s decision to charge consumers who are caught stealing electricity.
Samuel Mahama, the ECG’s managing director, claims that the organization is compiling dockets on those who have stolen power.
According to him, instances involving those who are involved in power theft will be brought before the court for harsh sanctions as a result of the Chief Judge, Justice Annin Yeboah, introducing the Utilities Court.
