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Dr. Ismael Ackah, the executive secretary of the Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC), has provided details on how the Commission settled on an 18.6% tariff increment for the next quarter. He empathized and acknowledged the "current economic challenges", but cited that although consumer satisfaction is the PURC's top priority, it is also their duty to ensure that utility providers are financially secure to "continually provide quality service to consumers." Speaking at the PURC media fellowship program on May 27, 2023, he explained that the tariff should have been increased to 27.51% to recover an estimated GH¢1.31492 billion but the announced…