PRESS RELEASE: Order Against GWCL for Breach of Section 11 of PURC Act 1997, (Act 538)

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has served an Order on the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) for breach of section 11 of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission Act 1997, (Act 538). The Order leads to 10.08% tariff reduction on the prevailing rates, for all customers of GWCL.   More

PRESS RELEASE: 2018 Third Quarter Electricity Tariffs (AAF)

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) after a careful consideration of all the factors that form the basis of the Automatic Adjustment Formula (AAF), has reached a decision of no adjustment in Electricity Tariffs for the Third Quarter of the year 2018.   More

PRESS RELEASE: Approved Water Tariff Effective 15th July 2018

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), after extensive stakeholder consultations, detailed technical analysis of tariff proposals and consideration of inputs and concerns of consumers, has approved a no change in water tariffs effective July 15, 2018.      More

2018 Electricity Major Tariff Review Decision

On the 8^th March 2018, the PURC published a new single-year electricity tariff, setting out rates chargeable for the supply of electricity by distribution utilities to end-use consumers in Ghana as well as transmission service charges for the year 2018.      More

PURC Dedicated Mobile/WhatsApp Lines for Regional Offices

As part of measures to effectively engage with the general public and other stakeholders, the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has added WhatsApp numbers to the contact lines of all its Regional Offices.   More

PURC Monitors Implementation of Approved Electricity Tariffs

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) wishes to announce to the general public that the electricity tariff reduction has largely been implemented by the Utilities as per its monitoring feedback. However, the Commission has noted some anomalies whereby some customers (mainly on the prepaid metering system) are complaining of not experiencing the impact of the reduction.  More

Guidelines for Pro-Poor Water Application (March 2018)

Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (Amendment) Act, 2010 (Act 800) imposes a levy on electricity and natural gas transmission services for various applications. Section 35A (4) specifies 20% of the levy for Public Utilities Regulatory Commission pro-poor water programmes.

This project design document is therefore prepared to outline the implementation of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) pro-poor water programme component of the levy.    More

Publication of Approved Electricity Tariffs (Gazette)

In accordance with the statutory duty imposed on the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission ('the Commission') under Sections 3(b) and 19 of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission Act, 1997 (Act 538), ('the Act') this publicatioon is made this 8 March 2018.    More