Power Theft Practices in Ghana: Key Perspective Indicators Undermining the Revenue Mobilization Among Some Selected Regions within NEDCo Operational Areas in Ghana
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2022-09-02
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Power theft remains a challenge to electricity companies globally. Presently,
despite the invention of new technologies to help combat it is also another
difficult task because is not easy to detect and track. In Ghana, power theft
practices have been estimated yearly to be one of the indicators that
underrates the country’s economic growth. Therefore, the aim of this study
was to investigate power theft practices: perspective keys undermining
revenue mobilization in some selected NEDCo operational areas. This will
help to determine power theft existence in those area understudy. A crosssectional
study design was adopted where 4 regions (Bono, Bono-East,
Savanna and Upper West were selected because they serve as the zones in
which NEDCo operates. The study regions were stratified into 2 zones thus,
middle belt and northern belt zones. 200 participants were recruited for the
study based on the eligibility criteria with 100 questionnaires been
administered to each of the zones in order to ascertain their views. The study
showed that poor service delivery and lack of stringent measure compelled
people to steal electricity. Power theft is practiced by all irrespective of
location. The best way to reduce power theft practices is by vigorous hous eto
house monitoring. More so, this calls for a greater urgency for research
and development aimed at identifying proponent measures to mitigate
power theft practices.
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This article is published by IJSB 2022 and is also available at 10.5281/zenodo.704370
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Volume: 16, Issue: 1 Page: 121-132 2022