The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has insisted that Rehoboth Properties of power theft, leading to the disconnection of electricity supply to its Kweiman Estate in Accra.
In a statement issued by the Accra East Regional Communications Officer, Mary Eshun-Oppong, ECG said an inspection on June 16, 2025, uncovered 83 illegal connections, including at the estate’s administrative office.
“Consequently, ECG disconnected power supply to the entire estate, which consists of about 400 apartments. Rehoboth Management was summoned to our regional office at Makola to address the issue and discuss surcharges,” the statement said.
ECG is demanding GH¢1,597,534.20 from Rehoboth, representing GH¢19,247.40 per illegally connected apartment.
The statement follows Rehoboth’s denial of earlier media reports. The company had claimed it lacked the resources or technical capacity to tamper with ECG installations. It also cited ECG’s delay in supplying prepaid meters, despite applications and full payments made in 2023, and said power had since been restored.
However, ECG rebutted these claims, insisting its officers detected the illegal connections, leading to the disconnection. It clarified that power has only been restored to apartments with valid meters and no signs of tampering. Some customers inadvertently affected have also been reconnected.
ECG further disputed Rehoboth’s claim of prior payment for meters. The company, it said, only applied for meters on July 4, 2023, and failed to pay until June 17, 2025, the day after the disconnection.
On that same day, Rehoboth management visited ECG’s regional office to discuss the surcharge. A notice was issued indicating 83 apartments were illegally connected without meters — a report Rehoboth acknowledged and signed.
Additionally, a block factory on the estate premises was also found using electricity illegally and has been disconnected. ECG says that case is being handled separately.
“ECG remains committed to transparency and urges all customers to support efforts to combat illegal electricity connections,” the statement concluded.
By Gibril Abdul Razak