The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has disclosed adjustments in water and electricity tariffs, with a 0.34% increase in water tariffs and a 1.52% decrease in electricity tariffs set to be implemented from December 1, 2023.
The new water tariff for residential customers will rise from GHS/M3 4.72 to 4.74, while non-residential customers will experience an increase from GHS/M3 14.13 to 14.19. Water sachet producers will face a tariff hike from GHS/M3 22.26 to 22.34, and industrial consumers will see their tariff move from GHS/m3 25.29 to 25.38.
On the electricity front, residential lifeline customers (0-30kWh) will witness a tariff reduction from 0.64 to 0.63, and all residential customers (0.301kWh) will experience a decrease from GHS/M3 1.42 to GHS/m3 1.40.
The adjustment falls in line with the PURC’s Quarterly Tariff Review Mechanism using key factors such as the exchange rate between the US dollar and the Ghana Cedi, inflation rate among others.
The announcement, made by Dr. Ishmael Ackah, Executive Secretary of the PURC, follows the Commission’s fourth-quarter tariff review for 2023.
