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The Executive Secretary of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Dr. Shafic Suleman, has revealed that utility providers have been assigned stringent performance targets this year, including a requirement to collect up to 98 percent of expected revenue to qualify for full operational fu
A policy group is calling on the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) to reduce electricity tariffs by about 11% in the first quarter of 2026, alleging consumers overpaid nearly Gh¢1.5bn in late 2025. In a statement issued on February 22 2026, the Centre for Environmental Management and Sus
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has commenced a nationwide public hearing on proposals submitted by utility companies as part of the 2025-2029 Multi-Year tariff review. The Commission met with the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to discuss the proposals and gather feedback from stakehol
A leading member of the Movement for Change, Solomon Owusu, has said the proposed 225% upward adjustment in Distribution Service Charge by Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is untenable. The company has proposed a 225 percent increase in its Distribution Service Charge over the 2025–2030 tariff per
The Executive Secretary of Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Dr. Shafik Suleman has said the Commission will be undertaking public hearings across the country to enhance the relationship between utilities and consumers in order to promote transparency, inclusiveness and accountability i
The Executive Secretary of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Dr. Shafic Suleman, has emphasized the need for effective stakeholder collaboration in addressing challenges in the utility sector to promote national development. Dr. Suleman made this call during his nationwide tour of r
The Upper East Regional Office of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has recorded remarkable success in all its operations within the first half of 2025. Beginning this year, the office received from aggrieved electricity and water consumers in both the Upper East and North East regio
The Executive Secretary of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Dr. Shafic Suleman, as part of his official working visit in the Upper East Region paid a courtesy call on the Regional Minister, Donatus Akamugri Atanga on Thursday, July 17, 2025. The visit forms part of the Commission's
The Executive Secretary of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Dr. Shafic Suleman, on Thursday, July 17, 2025, inspected the Commission’s mechanised boreholes at Dua Junior High School at Bongo, in the Upper East Region of Ghana. The Commission provided four (4) mechanised boreholes f
The Ashanti Regional Office of the Public Utility Regulatory Commission has demonstrated remarkable efficiency in addressing consumer grievances against utility companies, resolving 730 out of 808 complaints (90.9%) received between January and June 2025. The majority of complaints were directed at
The Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga has justified the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission's (PURC) decision to approve a 2.45% increase in electricity tariffs. Speaking in Parliament on Friday, June 27, he stated the tariff adjustment is a component of a larger government plan to alleviate the mo
Two prominent policy think tanks, CUTS International Accra and the Center for Environmental Management and Sustainable Energy (CEMSE), have strongly criticised the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) for its decision to implement a 2.43% electricity tariff increase effective July 1, 2025,
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced a 2.45% increase in electricity tariffs for all categories of consumers. The new tariffs will take effect from July 1, 2025. According to the PURC, the tariff adjustments are undertaken on a quarterly basis to maintain the real value of
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) convened an emergency stakeholder meeting on May 23, 2025 with the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo), Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), and Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo), to address the ongoing electricity supply challenges an
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) in the Ashanti Region has made significant strides in addressing consumer grievances and ensuring financial accountability in the utility sector during the first quarter of 2025. According to the Commission, a total of 422 complaints were lodged agai
The Executive Secretary of Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Dr. Shafic Suleman, and a team of staff paid a working visit to the Twin City Energy Power Generation Plant (Amandi) at Aboadze in the Western Region as part of his Regional tours to familiarise and create a collaboration for
Political Strategist, Dr. Bernard Tutu-Boahen has questioned the Public Utility Regulatory Commission’s (PURC) decision to increase water and electricity tariffs effective May 3, 2025. Speaking in an interview on TV3 New Day’s Big Issue on Monday, April 14, 2025, Dr. Tutu-Boahen averred that utility
The Executive Secretary of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Dr. Shafic Suleman, on April 8, 2025, opened the conference on the review of Regulatory Frameworks for rural water supply and sanitation and small water supplies. The event took place at the Best Western Plus Accra Beach H
Dr. Shafic Suleman, an energy and sustainability expert with extensive academic and professional experience, has been appointed Executive Secretary of the Public Utilities and Regulatory Commission (PURC).
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) on Saturday, September 28, announced a 3.02% increase in electricity tariffs. The Regulator also announced a 1.86% rise in water tariffs for the third quarter of 2024. The adjustments take effect on October 1. The PURC cited exchange rate fluctuation
