The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) of Ghana has announced new increases in electricity and water tariffs by 14.75% and 4.02% respectively effective May, 3, 2025.
The increment which was approved on Friday, April 11, 2025 has been attributed to changes in the exchange rate, domestic inflation rate, cost of natural gas and electricity generation mix, among others.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Executive Secretary of PURC, Dr Shafic Suleman.
The statement explained that a total payment of the outstanding revenues from the previous quarters would have resulted in much higher increase in both electricity and water tariffs.
PURC also cited the need to recover 50% of outstanding revenue—amounting to GHS976 million—from previous quarters in 2024.
This repayment obligation significantly influenced the upward adjustment. To mitigate the burden on consumers, the remaining 50% will be spread over subsequent quarters in 2025.
