The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced that effective October 1, 2025, a 1.14% increase will be added to electricity tariffs for all consumer categories.
Meanwhile, water tariffs will remain unchanged for the same period.
In a statement signed by the Acting Executive Secretary, Shafic Suleman, the review is necessary to maintain the real value of tariffs and keep service providers financially stable to ensure the continuous delivery of electricity and water.
The Commission said the decision follows its Quarterly Tariff Review Mechanism, which tracks key economic factors that affect the cost of delivering utility services.
These include the Ghana cedi–US dollar exchange rate, domestic inflation, the electricity generation mix, and fuel prices especially natural gas.
The Commission stated that it applied a projected weighted average exchange rate of GH¢12.3715 per US$1, factoring in an under-recovery of GH¢0.3980 per US$1 from the third quarter.
It also used an annual average inflation rate of 12.43% for the fourth quarter of 2025 and approved a weighted average cost of natural gas of $7.7134/MMBtu.
The projected power generation mix remains 28.80% hydro and 71.20 % thermal.
The PURC said these parameters informed the 1.14% increase in electricity tariffs, while water tariffs stay at a 0% adjustment for the period.
The Commission assured stakeholders that it will continue to monitor the operations of utility service providers and hold them to regulatory standards to ensure value for money and improved service delivery.
By Florence Asamoah Adom