Tag: PURC
Policy Proposal To PURC: Optimising Electricity Tariff Determination For Power Sector...
By Dr Elikplim Kwabla Apetorgbor
This policy proposal presents actionable strategies for reforming electricity tariff determination in Ghana to ensure the financial independence of the...
ECG Board Members Oppose PURC’s Fine
The Electricity Company of Ghana's (ECG) governing board has strongly objected to fines imposed by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) over the company's...
Tamale: TACE Students Given Tariff Education
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has sensitized Students of the Tamale College of Education (TACE) on the tariff setting process in the country.
This...
PURC Using Backdoor Means To Meet IMF Conditions In Energy Sector...
The Minority in Parliament suspects that the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission’s (PURC) move to increase utility tariffs is a back-door approach to meeting the...
Tariff Increases To Reduce Losses – PURC
The Public Regulatory Commission says the increment on water and electricity tariffs for the first quarter Tariff Review in 2023 is aimed at reducing...
Electricity Tariff For Commercial, Industrial Sectors Too Expensive – Energy Minister
Minister for Energy Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has suggested a change in Ghana’s current tariff structure to boost industrialisation in the country.
He noted that...
COVID-19 Electricity Relief: Govt Pays GH¢16.76Bn To ECG
Government has paid a total of GH¢16.76 billion to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) as part of power subsidies granted to Ghanaians as...
PURC Warns Electricians Against Aiding Power Theft
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has entreated assembly members in the Tamale metropolis, opinion leaders, the media and well-meaning citizens in the northern...
PURC Mediates In NEDCo Staff, Tamale Residents Rancour
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has appealed to the staff of the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) in Tamale to pick up their...