The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) stated that, as of December 1, 2023, the water tariff will increase by 0.34% and the electricity tariff will decrease by 1.52%.
Residential customers’ water tariff went from GHS/M3 4.72 to 4.74, while non-residential customers’ tariff went from GHS/M3 14.13 to 14.19.
The tariff for manufacturers of water sachets has increased from GHS/M3 22.26 to 22.34, and the tariff for industrial consumers will be shifted from GHS/M3 25.29 to 25.38.
Following the Commission’s 2023 fourth quarter tariff review, the PURC Executive Secretary, Dr. Ishmael Ackah, signed a release that included this information.
For electricity, residential lifeline customers (0-30kWh) will have their tariff reduced from 0.64 to 0.63; all residential customers (0.300kWh)will have theirs reduced from GHS/M3 1.42 to GHS/m3 1.40.
Dr. Ackah clarified that the Commission considered several factors before making its decision, including the price of electricity, the volume and cost of chemicals used to treat raw water, inflation, and the exchange rate between the Ghana Cedi and the US dollar.
He thanked the parties involved for their support as it carried out the quarterly tariff reviews in compliance with its Rate Setting Guidelines for the Quarterly Review of Water, Electricity, and Natural Gas Tariffs.
