The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor, has assured Parliament that efforts are underway to resolve the ongoing shortage of electricity meters across the country.

Addressing the House on Monday, March 16, the Minister explained that additional meters are expected to be supplied to consumers in the coming weeks as steps are taken to clear the backlog.

According to him, the shortfall resulted from a mix of overcommitted supply contracts and financial challenges affecting procurement.

Mr. Jinapor also noted that the cash waterfall mechanism the system used to distribute revenue collected by the Electricity Company of Ghana has contributed to delays in securing enough meters.

As part of measures to address the situation, the Ministry has increased ECG’s monthly allocation from 300 million cedis to 360 million cedis. The amount has also been tied to a percentage of the company’s total revenue collections.

The Minister explained that the arrangement is meant to motivate ECG to boost its revenue mobilisation, since higher collections will translate into increased allocations.

He further assured the public that new meters are gradually being supplied and distribution will soon pick up, while emphasizing that the rollout will be carefully managed to prevent waste.