Electricity consumers in the Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam District of the Central Region, who were indebted to the company were on Wednesday arraigned before the Ajumako community tribunal, presided over by Mr. Justice Kwaku Aboagye.

The first batch of defaulters, numbering 15, were each fined between 30,000 cedis to 100,000 cedis and ordered to settle all outstanding debts within two weeks.

Mr. Justice Aboagye said, "Electricity is not free and called on consumers to try always to settle their bills to enable the company render excellence and uninterrupted service.

The District Technical officer, Mr. Dickson M. Boadi, who prosecuted said a total of over 90 million cedis is yet to be collected from the defaulters.