The Electrical energy Firm of Ghana (ECG), has been instructed to accentuate its effort to retrieve money owed owed by state establishments.

Member of Parliament for Pru East Dr Kwabena Donkor mentioned they need to make it possible for all establishments which are owing even when it’s the Supreme Court docket or the Jubilee Home, to make it possible for they pay.

“They need to do extra, together with the Jubilee Home, the supreme court docket constructing, Parliament,” the previous Energy Minister mentioned on the Ghana Tonight Present on TV3 Tuesday, March 21.

Dr Kwabena Donkor additionally mentioned the ECG itself must be partly blamed for the debt owed by establishments.

He accused the state energy distributor of beforehand succumbing to pressures from authorities establishments to behave in retrieving its debt.

Talking on the Ghana Tonight present on TV3 Tuesday, March 21, Dr Donkor concerning the causes of the debt of the ECG mentioned “It’s an attitudinal drawback. Loads of authorities establishments suppose there’s one central authorities and that there could be debt settlement… there was once an company settlement association however that’s no extra.

“ECG is partly responsible, beforehand it has succumbed to all kinds of pressures from authorities establishments. After I was the Minister of Energy we put the Ministry of Power and the Ministry of Finance on pay as you go, as soon as you set them on pay as you go they’ll’t accumulate debt except there’s a fault, that’s the problem.”

The corporate mentioned that it has launched a digitalized system to make sure the sum of money obtained from the debt restoration train is monitored straight by the Managing Director of the corporate.

The duty drive visited establishments comparable to Parliament, the Ghana Arprort Firm Restricted (GACL) and the Ghana Broadcasting Company (GBC) as a part of the debt restoration.

Chatting with journalists after the train on Monday, March 20, the Exterior Communications Supervisor of ECG, Laila Abubakar mentioned “The nationwide process drive is the one that’s answerable for the state-owned enterprises, the ministries, departments and companies and so we’ve got been going with them, we visited Parliament Home, they had been owing a few GHS13million they’ve dedicated to paying GHS8.5million, we noticed proof of that.

“We went to the Ghana Airpot Firm, they owed arrears of GHS28million of which they made GHS10 million cost immediately simply once we received there so we’ve got given them 48 hours to make the total cost.”

She added “Now, we’re right here on the Ghana Broadcasting Company, additionally they owe in arrears of about GHS6 million however they’ve defined to us that due to the way in which they run their operations they wouldn’t be capable to cough out the cash for us immediately, they’ve had some discussions with the Minister of Info and the Nationwide Media Fee along with the Ministry of Power and there was some type of settlement final years. Nonetheless, ECG’s level is that there has not been any motion on the debt that’s remaining.

“They’ve defined to us they’ve a system and they will get some cash and pay as a result of they’ve to seek out modern methods of arising with the cash and so we’ve got been giving permission to depart them for now for 48 hours.”

The  ECG has additionally been disconnecting properties and industries over money owed.

Laila Abubakar mentioned “In Tema, we’ve got obtained pictures of disconnections taking place in residences, we’ve got obtained pictures of them in a number of the industries in Tema and they’re being disconnected.

“I’m hoping that by the top of the day, we should always be capable to see some huge cash coming in into our accounts.

“Our system has been digitized in such a manner that by the top of the day the Managing Director will be capable to see how a lot we’ve got recouped from this train and so we are going to report in a well timed foundation how a lot we’re making on a weekly foundation.”

By Laud Nartey|3news.com|Ghana