Though PURC is still considering a number of things, the utility firms will not get the huge margins they had proposed
According to the PURC, the tariffs could be increased or decreased. The Director of Research at PURC, Dr Eric Kofi Obutey, has said, the Commission is engaging all the stakeholders to arrive at tariffs that will serve the need of Ghanaians as well as the service providers. The stakeholders as the Parliamentary Select Committee on Mines and Energy; Association of Ghana
The Electricity Company of Ghana and Ghana Water Company Limited have proposed an astronomic increase in tariffs for the year 2022. ECG is demanding a 148% increase in electricity tariff, whilst the Ghana Water Company Limited wants 334%.