The Consumer Protection Agency (CPA) has asked the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) to put on hold the planned utility tariff adjustments slated to take effect from May 3, 2025.
This follows the announcement of an impending increase of 14.75% in electricity tariffs and 4.02% in water charges.
The CPA has requested that the PURC put on hold the implementation of the new tariffs until the Commission's Technical and External Committees are properly constituted and operational.
In a statement signed by Director of Mediation and Arbitration, Nana Prempeh Okogyeabour Aduhene, the Consumer Protection Agency insisted that these bodies are essential for ensuring transparent deliberation and effective consumer representation in tariff review processes.
