In a candid discussion on Morning Starr with Naa Dedei Tettey, the Head of Research and Corporate Affairs at The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) addressed the recent electricity and water tariff adjustments, defending the decision amidst public concern.
The official explained that the new tariffs were not only influenced by ongoing economic factors but were also a direct result of a significant outstanding debt carried over from the previous quarters.
He said, "It's for the first two quarters, the first and second quarter of 2025.
And mind you, we do have an outstanding debt of 976 million cedis carried from last quarters, 2024 quarters and we took 50 percent of that in addition to whatever it is that we have done for this period." According to the PURC official, if there had been no arrears from previous periods, the tariff would have been in the range of 6 percent.
