Hospital (KATH refuses to pay GHC27 million debt owed ECG, says b ill must be shared with NMTC
Management of the Komfo Anokye TeachingKATH) is strongly refuting owing
GHC27 million to the Electricity Company of
Ghana (EcG) for power consumption.
KATH is one of 91 health facilities across
eight regions facing disconnection from the
national grid due to unpaid bills.
Head of Public Relations at KATH, Kwame
Frimpong,?says the hospital?'s refusal to pay
the GHC27 million debt is due to the facility
sharing a line with the Nursing and Midwifery
College (NMTC) in the area.
Speaking on JoyFM, he argued that while the
hospital is not against paying its bills, the
GHC27 million being mentioned by the ECG
does not constitute power the facility
consumed by itself.
He said several requests from KATH to the
ECG to decouple the hospital from the
Nursing and Midwifery Training College had
fallen on deaf ears, leading to such difficult
situations.
Mr Frimpong further explained that despite
the fact that KATH makes in excess of
GHC80 million through internally generated
funds (IGF), it is woefully inadequate to
address the facility's power supply issues
and at the same time its operational costs.
Meanwhile, Head of Revenue Collection at
the ECG, Grace Gershon says until these
health facilities settle at least 70% of their
outstanding bills, the company will proceed
to disconnect them.
YEN.com.gh announced that the Electricity
Company of Ghana is set to disconnect 91
hospitals from the national grid due to
outstanding debts.
The health facilities, including Korle Bu
Teaching Hospital and the 37 Military
Hospital, collectively owe GH¢261 million.
This move is part of the ECG's
comprehensive effort to recover funds owed
by customers in order to strengthen its
It is almost every Ghanaian concerned about the rapid light on and off . It has made people Lost their business some even lost their jobs. In this article are some reason for such a great crisis in the Ghanaian communities and the city as well such huge money the government owned the ECG company . We hope connection will be back
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