16
Aug
The Director of Regional Operations at the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Alhaji Abukari Jabaru has justified the upward review of tariffs despite the worsening cost of living. He explained that every tariff has a control period and the last control period of the commission had expired. “The last tariff had a two-year control period but had expired and because it had expired they [utility companies] were obliged to submit a proposal based on the guidelines that were submitted to them”. The PURC announced a 27.15% increase in tariff for electricity and 21.55% increase in water tariff effective September 1,…