The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has disconnected power to Gomoa Potsin, leaving a large section of the community without electricity for three days.
The disconnection followed an altercation between members of a household and an ECG monitoring team during an inspection exercise, after the team reportedly identified a faulty meter.
An ECG staff member was injured during the incident, prompting the company to cut power to the affected area.
The outage has disrupted businesses and livelihoods, with residents appealing to ECG to restore power while condemning the attack on its staff.
“I operate a drinking spot and sell ice cream. People are not buying because the drinks are not cold. The stock ice cream I had has also gone bad. Most potential customers also think I am not operating because of the darkness,” Elizabeth Tetteh, a shop owner, told Citi News.
A resident, Nana Yaw, said the outage had also created security concerns in the area.
“We do not condone with violence and so we’re appealing with ECG to reconnect us to the grid. Those of us living at New Site are really suffering. Thieves took advantage of the darkness to break into one of my apartments to steal cables,” he said.
Chop bar operator Elizabeth Kpodo said the outage was affecting her income, while cold store operator Azara said she had been forced to rely on a standby generator after some of her stock went bad.
“I sell meat and drinks, and so I had to get a standby generator after some of the meat got rotten. We have been off for three days now,” she said.
Assemblyman for the Potsin Electoral Area, Ebenezer Adams, said the situation was putting livelihoods at risk and appealed to ECG to reconnect the community.
He also pledged to assist authorities in apprehending the individual who allegedly attacked the ECG staff member and apologised to the company on behalf of the community.
“We render an unqualified apology to them. They should temper justice with mercy and come and reconnect us to the national grid,” he said.
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