The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) has appealed to the government to intervene and settle an outstanding electricity debt amounting to GH¢13.6 million, which it describes as a legacy liability stemming from the use of shared state infrastructure in the past.

Addressing President John Dramani Mahama during his visit to the state broadcaster, Director-General of GBC, Professor Amin Alhassan, explained that the debt dates back to a period when several state institutions operated on a common electricity system without individual meters.

According to him, when the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) later installed separate meters in GBC’s name, other institutions that had previously drawn power from the same infrastructure disconnected and moved to alternative sources. This development, he said, resulted in the accumulated electricity arrears being solely attributed to GBC.

Professor Alhassan revealed that the corporation has already made payments of about GH¢5 million this year towards the debt but is still struggling to settle the remaining balance, which continues to place severe financial pressure on its operations.

He therefore appealed to the government to clear the outstanding legacy debt, stressing that such support would allow GBC to function more efficiently and focus on delivering its public service broadcasting mandate without undue financial constraints.