The New Kejetia Market, officially known as the Kumasi City Market, has once again been disconnected from the national power grid by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) due to an outstanding debt exceeding GH¢7 million.
This disconnection follows a previous power cut in April 2024, which was temporarily resolved after market management assured ECG of their commitment to clearing the debt. Despite agreeing to a payment plan, ECG asserts that the market has failed to meet its obligations, prompting the recent disconnection.
Edmond Kofi Duffuor, the Managing Director of Kejetia Market, maintains that the market has made significant payments towards the debt, but ECG remains dissatisfied.
“From a total of 9.7 million Ghana cedis as of June, we have paid about 1.7 million Ghana cedis…So why should we be in darkness, when we are committed? I’m not paying any other service provider any money. No other person is receiving money from Kejetia Market apart from ECG,” he stated.
He also highlighted the high cost of running the market on generators, which has become the market’s temporary solution but is financially unsustainable in the long term.
Market traders are urging the Ministry of Local Government to step in and resolve the electricity supply issue, stressing that reliable power is crucial for the market’s operations.
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