The Electricity Company of Ghana Limited (ECG) has disconnected electricity supply to about 100 newly built homes at Rehoboth Estate in Kweiman, located in the Greater Accra Region, over illegal power connections.
The discovery was made by the ECG Accra East revenue team during its ongoing five-day nationwide revenue mobilisation exercise which began on Monday, June 16, 2025.
This update was shared in a viral social media post with the caption, “The ECG’s Accra East revenue team has uncovered massive power theft at Rehoboth Estate in Kweiman, where about 100 newly built homes were found with illegal electricity connections.”
The disconnection forms part of ECG’s broader effort to clamp down on power theft and recover unpaid bills across all categories of customers, including residential, commercial, industrial, and government institutions.
The operation is scheduled to run until Friday, June 27, 2025.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, ECG emphasised that the exercise is targeted at customers with arrears and warned of strict enforcement measures.
“This revenue mobilisation exercise will focus on all categories of customers with arrears, residential, commercial, industrial and Ministries, Departments and Agencies,” the statement read.
ECG further cautioned that the process would be closely monitored by special teams empowered to arrest and prosecute anyone who attempts to interfere with the exercise or reconnect illegally after disconnection.
The company stressed that the initiative is geared toward improving revenue collection and promoting accountability within the power distribution sector.
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