The Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC) says it has received proposals from both the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Ghana Water Company (GWCL) for an increase in utility tariffs in the country.
PURC says the two utility companies have both made a strong case for a new tariff regime that will cover their operational cost.
Speaking to Citi News, Head of Public Relations and External Affairs at PURC, Bawah Munkaila said the Board of the PURC will meet the utility providers before making a decision.
“It is now left to the PURC to analyse and go through the necessary processes in arriving at tariffs that we think are realistic,” he said.
The last increment in utility tariffs was in October 2019.
At a public forum on Thursday, April 8, 2021, the Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Kwame Agyeman-Budu, suggested that the company needs more funds to support its operations and be more effective.
This request is coming on the heels of erratic power cuts in Ghana.
---citinewsroom
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