The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has approved a 1.14% upward adjustment in electricity tariffs for the fourth quarter of 2025, effective October 1, 2025.
This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday, September 23, 2025.
The Commission said water tariffs will remain unchanged during the period.
It explained that the upward adjustments were made under its Quarterly Tariff Review Mechanism, which ensures tariffs reflect changes in key economic indicators beyond the control of utility service providers.
“These adjustments are undertaken quarterly to maintain the real value of the tariffs and to keep the utility service providers financially viable to enable them to deliver on their services to consumers,” the statement read.
The PURC attributed the adjustments to several variables, including:
- Exchange rate movements — applying a projected weighted average of GHC12.37 to $1, factoring in previous under-recoveries.
- Domestic inflation was pegged at an annual average of 12.43% for the fourth quarter.
- Cost of natural gas, which remains at an approved Weighted Average Cost of Gas (WACOG) of $7.71 per MMBtu.
- Generation mix, which stays unchanged with 28.8% hydro and 71.2% thermal power supply.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana