The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has directed that all electricity meters in use across the country must undergo mandatory testing, verification, and certification, warning that installing or using uncertified meters constitutes an offence under Act 1078.
The Authority has set 31st December 2028 as the compliance deadline for all meters already in service. It emphasized that the exercise is free of charge and forms part of efforts to protect consumers and consolidate the national loss‑reduction programme.
Under the directive, no meter may be installed, energized, or used unless it has been pattern approved, tested, verified, stamped, and sealed by inspectors of weights and measures. Meters must also display units in accordance with statutory requirements and be re‑verified at prescribed intervals.
The notice outlines strict sanctions for violations, including administrative penalties of up to 1,000 penalty units, fines ranging between 1,000 and 5,000 penalty units, and custodial sentences of up to four years for offences such as tampering, forgery, or obstructing inspectors. Businesses that fail to pay penalties risk being shut down by the Authority.
Professor George Akeye, Director‑General of the GSA and Custodian of Weights and Measures, signed the directive, stressing that “it is free, it is compulsory, it is the law.”
Consumers and stakeholders are urged to report uncertified, tampered, or inaccurate meters to the GSA’s Legal Metrology Department via 0302500665 or email at gsa@gsa.gov.gh.
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