The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) has called on the government to intervene and settle an outstanding electricity debt of GH¢13.6 million, describing it as a legacy burden arising from shared state infrastructure.
Speaking during President John Dramani Mahama’s visit to the state broadcaster, GBC Director-General Prof. Amin Alhassan explained that the debt originated from a period when several state institutions shared power infrastructure and were not individually metered.
He noted that when the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) later installed meters in GBC’s name, some agencies that had been drawing power from the same system disconnected and moved to alternative sources, leaving the accumulated arrears solely in GBC’s account.
Prof. Alhassan disclosed that GBC has already paid about GH¢5 million this year but continues to grapple with the remaining balance, which is putting significant strain on the corporation’s finances.
He appealed to the government to clear the legacy debt to enable the public broadcaster to operate efficiently and continue delivering its mandate without undue financial pressure.
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