By Dominic Hlordzi
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission, PURC has announced new tariffs for electricity and water to take effect from October 1, 2025, following its fourth-quarter tariff review.
A statement signed by the Executive Secretary of the PURC Dr. Shafic Suleman said Electricity tariffs will go up by 1.14 percent across all customer categories.
The Commission said the adjustment was based on movements in critical factors such as the Ghana Cedi-US Dollar exchange rate, inflation, the price of natural gas and the country’s generation mix of hydro and thermal power.
For the quarter, PURC applied a projected exchange rate of GHS12.37 to the dollar, compared with GHS10.70 in the previous quarter.
The Commission also worked with an annual average inflation rate of 12.43 percent and maintained the weighted average cost of natural gas at USD 7.71 per MMBtu. The generation mix remains unchanged at 28.8 percent hydro and 71.2 percent thermal.
As a result, lifeline residential consumers (0–30 kWh) will now pay 80.44 pesewas per kilowatt hour, up from 79.53 pesewas.
All other residential customers using 0–300 kWh will pay 182.24 pesewas per kilowatt hour, while those consuming above 301 kWh will pay 240.81 pesewas.
Similar marginal increases apply to non-residential, special load and industrial customers.
Water tariffs, however remain unchanged at current levels for all consumer categories, including households, industry, sachet and bottled water producers and public institutions.
The Commission said the decision to maintain water tariffs while making only a marginal upward adjustment in electricity charges is to balance the financial sustainability of utility providers with consumer affordability.
It noted that a major tariff review under the Multi-Year Tariff Order is expected before the end of the year.
The statement reaffirmed PURC’s commitment to holding service providers accountable, ensuring value for money and improving the quality of utility services.
