{"id":7264,"date":"2024-07-22T06:42:54","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T06:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=7264"},"modified":"2024-07-22T06:42:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T06:42:57","slug":"afenyo-markin-urges-ecg-to-innovate-and-enhance-efficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=7264","title":{"rendered":"Afenyo-Markin Urges ECG to Innovate and Enhance Efficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the newly appointed Board Chair of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has called on the management to embrace innovation and efficiency to transform the company and create a brighter future for the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking at his swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday, July 17, Afenyo-Markin emphasized the importance of deploying smart grid technologies in major cities like Accra, Kumasi, and Takoradi. &#8220;This technology has the power to reduce outage response times, boost businesses, and enhance the quality of life for our citizens,&#8221; he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-5aead77ded77e7fac65d8f5198940244 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:400px; height:400px; max-height:400px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wV4rgvOoAMw?feature=oembed&color=red&rel=0&controls=1&start=&end=&fs=0&iv_load_policy=0&autoplay=0&mute=0&modestbranding=0&cc_load_policy=1&playsinline=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen referrerpolicy=\"origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Highlighting customer service as a priority, Afenyo-Markin urged the development of a more interactive and user-friendly digital platform to reduce complaint resolution times and improve overall customer satisfaction. &#8220;Every Ghanaian deserves access to reliable and efficient electricity. 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