Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has appealed to Ghanaians to remain patient over the recent increase electricity and water tariffs which is to take effect May 3, 2025.
Speaking at the Committee of Ministers meeting of the West African Gas Pipeline Project in Accra, Mr. Jinapor explained that the recently announced tariffs by the Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC) is aimed at sustaining the nation’s power supply and advancing ongoing reforms in the sector.
“I want to appeal to Ghanaians and the general consuming public to bear with us even as we make some of these difficult, but unavoidable decisions to ensure that we have stable and reliable power sources for our own economic development,” he said.
The tariff was approved on Friday, April 11, 2025 which the PURC noted was due to changes in the exchange rate, domestic inflation rate, cost of natural gas and electricity generation mix, among others.
“The commission, in their decision today at 6pm reviewed upward the average end-user tariff for electricity by 14.75 per cent and also 4.02 per cent upward for water supply across board for all category of consumers,” the PURC in its statement announcing the tariffs stated.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana