Announced ECG tariff reductions begin today April 1, 2018

Beginning today April 1, 2018, household consumers of electricity will pay 15 percent less than the tariff they are expected to pay.

The development is as a result of the full implementation of the recently announced electricity tariff reduction from residential and non-residential power users in the country. The PURC in last month reduced electricity tariffs between 17 and 30 percent for residential and commercial consumers.

According to the PURC, the reduction was expected to take effect on March 15, 2018, but the ECG suggested that the company’s monthly billing system couldn’t permit the immediate implementation hence it was postponed to April 1, 2018.
The Managing Director of the ECG, Engineer Samuel Boakye-Appiah last month in a  press conference clarified why the reduction could not take effect as announced. “the monthly billing cycle of the prepayment metering system does not technically allow ECG to implement the review in the middle of the month”.

MD for ECG added that “Consequently, prepaid customers of ECG should note that the programming of the billing system will refund the reduction from the implementation date of the 15th to 31st March 2018. When they deposit cash or purchase electricity from 1st April 2018 onwards.”

Gov’t urges PURC to reduce tariffs

This comes on the back of government’s recommendation for a reduction in electricity tariffs to lighten the burden on Ghanaians.

President Akufo-Addo subsequently in January 2018 announced an average of 14% reduction in electricity tariffs for non-residential users.

“From January this year, the non-residential tariff rate, which is the rate which includes all of you here, is being reduced by an average of 14%. For barbers, it is being reduced by 18%; for hairdressers and beauticians, 15.7%, and for tailors, 9.8%,” he added.

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