The Tema Region of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is decrying the rampant nature with which structures are being built within its utility corridor, a situation which poses a danger to lives and properties.
The General Manager of the Region, Ing Emmanuel Ankomah, told a section of the media at a brief engagement that the encroachment was done mainly by ‘chop bar’ operators, fitting shops and all sorts of businesses using metal containers such as hair salons, barber shops and ‘provisions’ shops.
These encroachers erect their structures on the ECG’s utility corridors, as well as near transformers, substations, and overhead cables, a situation that sometimes impedes repair works.
From his observation, Ing Ankomah said: “This situation has become rather too rampant within the entire Tema Region, which spans from Nungua, Tema, Afienya, Lower Manya Krobo, Yilo Krobo, Prampram, Ningo, Sege, Ada, Sokpoe, Juapong and surrounding areas. In fact, the situation is present in all districts under the Tema Region.”
The ECG, Tema Region, operates within three regions of the country, which are Greater Accra, Eastern and Volta.
Ing Ankomah, therefore, appealed to all the assemblies in the three regions to ensure that they used their stringent legislation to evict all businesses standing on the corridors to avert the loss of lives and properties.
To business operators, Ing Ankomah advised them to refuse sites allocated to them close to ECG’s substations or lines for their own safety.
