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| Victor Owusu, P.R Manager |
The
Energy Commission has disclosed that effective February next year, the
Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) will not extend power supply to any building
which has not been wired by the commission’s certified electricians.
The
move, according to a Senior Programme Officer in-charge of Technical Regulations
at the Commission, Mr Solomon Sarpong, is to ensure that standard electrical fittings
such as cables and switches are used to properly wire the facilities, in order
to curb power leakages as well as to avert firebreaks.
He said
‘poor electrical wiring contributes to energy losses at home and a major cause
of the numerous fire outbreaks in recent times’ hence the commission’s decision
to begin certifying professional electricians to avert the situation.
Mr Sarpong
who was speaking in Ho during the Commission’s “SAVE A WATT”, campaign, urged persons
who would require the services of such certified electricians to contact the
commission or any ECG offices across the country.
The
nationwide campaign which was launched in June this year is geared towards
sensitizing consumers on the need to conserve energy as a means of reducing the
annual electricity demand of 10-15 percent, which has resulted in the current energy
crisis facing the country.
