The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission  (PURC) was set up as a multi- sectoral regulator by Government of Ghana in October, 1997 under the Public Utilities Regulatory Act, 1997 (Act 538) as part of the utility sector reform process to regulate the provision of utility services in the electricity and water sectors.

By virtue of the Energy Commission Act, 1997 (Act 541) PURC also has regulatory responsibility over charges for supply, transportation and distribution of natural gas services.

Under Section 4 of Act 538, PURC is an independent body and is not subject to the control of any authority in the performance of its functions. The Office of the President exercises administrative oversight for the Commission.

Mission
To build a credible and sustainable utility regulatory regime that protects the Stakeholders’ interest.

Vision
To be a model Utility regulatory institution in Africa

Regulated Companies
Entities currently regulated by the PURC are the Volta River Authority (VRA), Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) a subsidiary company of VRA, the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo), the Electricity Company of Ghana Ltd (ECG), as well as Ghana Water Company Ltd. (GWCL).

The Commission is to regulate natural gas pipeline transmission tariff and aggregated gas prices processed by the Aggregator, which is the Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC).

For Bui Power Authority (BPA), the Commission will set the Bulk Generation Tariff (BGT) and also review its pricing component of the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with ECG and NEDCo.