- Ghana’s Public Utilities Regulatory Commission has raised electricity tariffs for all consumer categories by 2.45 per cent.
- Mahama Ayariga defended the increase in Parliament on Friday, 27, 2025, when he took to the floor to address some issues.
Ghana’s Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has raised electricity tariffs for all consumer categories by 2.45 per cent, effective July 1, 2025. This increase came during the commission’s quarterly review.
In a statement, it said it considered key economic variables including the cedi-to-dollar exchange rate, inflation, natural gas prices, and the electricity generation mix between hydro and thermal sources.
Also, the Majority Leader in the Ghanaian Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, gave reasons for the 2.45 per cent increase in electricity tariffs, which is expected to take effect on July 1, 2025.
Mahama Ayariga defended the increase in Parliament on Friday, 27, 2025, when he took to the floor to address some issues.
He indicated that the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission agreed to the electricity tariff increase as part of the government’s strategy to solve the growing debt burden facing the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).
Many have argued that major economic indicators such as the exchange rate, fuel prices, and inflation have been relatively stable for a while, so there is no need to increase tariffs.
However, Mahama Ayariga explained that the upward price adjustment is essential in order to aid ECG raise enough funds for a sustained operation. This, he added, will also help prevent a possible power crisis.
“Last year, an effort was made to prevent the PURC from adjusting the tariff; due to that, there was no adjustment for the whole period. ECG is accumulating huge debt, and it has to be paid for, and if we do not adjust the tariff to enable ECG to pay, ECG will collapse. They won’t be able to buy the input needed to keep the generators on, and we are going to have power outages,” he explained.
Mahama Ayariga gave this explanation in response to the Minority’s concern about the need or otherwise for the upward adjustment despite the relatively stable macroeconomic indicators.
Mahama Ayariga stated that the Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor, will be in Parliament next week to give further clarity on the tariff review.