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19 Apr

ECG Board Fires PURC Over Fine

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The Board of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have responded to the GH¢5,868,000 fine Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) for the company’s failure to provide a load-shedding timetable. The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) on April, 16, imposed a GH¢5,868,000 fine on ECG for its failure to comply with the statutory notice on notification and publication of planned outages, as required by Regulation 39 of LI 2413. The Board members of ECG who were in office from January 1 to March 18, 2024 are required to pay the fine into a dedicated fuel account jointly controlled by the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Finance…

19 Mar

PURC Orders ECG To Submit Load Management Schedule By April 2

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The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has instructed the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to submit a comprehensive load management timetable by April 2, 2024, in response to ongoing challenges with internet connectivity and power supply disruptions affecting Ghanaians. Despite recent electricity interruptions, ECG has asserted that no load-shedding timetable is currently required. However, the company has identified 630 overloaded transformers during peak hours as a key factor contributing to the crisis, indicating a surge in electricity demand exceeding the transformers' full capacity. In an order dated Monday, March 18, 2024, PURC mandated ECG to provide detailed information, including ratings…

16 Oct

Make Meters Available To Customers To Stop Illegal Connections – PURC To ECG

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As part of measures to clamp down the sale and use of unapproved meters in the country, the Executive Secretary of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Dr Ishmael Ackah, has called on the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to make this essential commodity - meter - available to customers. He explained that some Ghanaians connect to the power and water illegally because they allege ECG and Ghana Water Company Limited do not hasten to come to their aid when they file a complaint or request for a meter. Mr Ackah in an interview with Joy News said, “When it…

23 Aug

No Hike In Electricity, Water Tariffs For Lifeline Customers – PURC

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Ghanaians can now breathe a sigh of relief as the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced that there will be no additional charges on electricity for the third quarter. This decision comes after the completion of the regulatory process for the quarterly adjustment of utility tariffs for the third quarter of 2023. In a statement issued by the PURC, it was revealed that extensive deliberations and analysis led to the decision of not implementing any increment or change (0%) in end-user electricity tariffs for lifeline customers, industrial customers, and non-residential customers, which include small and medium-scale businesses such as…

18 May

‘There Was A Need To Increase It’ – PURC Justifies 18.36% Hike On Electricity Tariff

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The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has justified an 18.36 per cent increment in electricity and natural gas. On Wednesday, May 17, 2023, PURC announced that it has raised the average end-user tariff for electricity by 18.36 per cent for the second quarter of 2023, adding on to an almost 30 per cent increase in the first quarter. According to the Commission, the decision was informed by the findings of its Quarterly Tariff Review meeting for the second quarter of the year 2023. The commission attributed the recent hike to the depreciation of the cedi, inflation, the electricity generation mix,…

17 May

Adopt A Graduated Approach To Debt Recovery – Government To PURC

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The government has urged the PURC to defer at least 35% of the next electricity tariff adjustment owing to the current economic challenges faced by Ghanaians. Ahead of the PURC’s expected quarterly adjustment of electricity tariffs, Government Officials are reported to be impressing on the regulator to be measured in its efforts to clear the outstanding debts owed to Power Producers. Forex-related debts owed to power producers are reported to have increased by some GH¢1.2 billion as a result of the non-application of the proposed 44% increase in tariffs in the last adjustment window. It will be recalled that though…