Tag Archives: ELECTRICITY

Samuel Dubik Mahama, the Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has confirmed that former President John Dramani Mahama has been paying his own electricity bills. Mahama in an exclusive interview with TV3 in 2022 said that all he receives from the government is his monthly pension and that all …

Electricity price in Kenya has risen by 10 percent in the latest monthly adjustment due to higher fuel prices and a weaker local currency. The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) has raised the fuel cost charge (FCC) to Ksh8.3 ($0.064) per kilowatt-hour (kWh) up from Ksh6.59 ($0.051) per unit …

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has reportedly increased the tariffs for utility services. According to GTV, the PURC has agreed on increasing electricity and water tariffs by 29.96 percent and 8.3 percent, respectively. “Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) increases electricity tariffs by 29.96% and water tariffs by 8.3%. “All …

An Energy Expert Rev Dr Enginneer Agyenim Boateng has stated that bad electrical wiring causes electrical leakages, which leads to increase in energy consumption and unexpected hike in the electricity bill adding that over 70 percent of residents in the Ashanti Region are paying astronomical light bills due to the use of …

Ghanaians will at the start of next month start paying more for the electricity and water they use. The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) today, Monday, August 15, has organised a news conference to announce new tariffs for the period of 2022-2025. At the conference, PURC announced that it has …

The entire Bulk Power Station that serves electricity to  Nhyiaeso, Danyame, Ridge, the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) and its environs went offline after a thief in his early 30s got electrocuted while attempting to steal cables. The said ECG station is located close to the RCC in Kumasi. The …

Minister for Energy and Member of Parliament(MP) for Manhyia South Constituency in the Ashanti Region Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has hinted that very soon, Ghanaian citizens without Ghana Card would not be able to access electricity or get metres in their homes. “Very soon, if you don’t have Ghana Card, you wouldn’t get …

The management of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has introduced a new rule compelling patients to pay N1,000 daily each as electricity bill. In an internal memo, the hospital management claimed the new charge on patients was introduced because of the hikes in electricity tariff …

Some residents in the Ashanti Region have asked companies providing utility services to reconsider their proposed increment on electricity and water tariffs. Some noted that the services rendered by these companies were below standard and do not deserve any form of increment from the common Ghanaian in times of high …

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has confirmed that there will be an upward review of utility tariffs in the coming weeks. This follows proposals it received from the public utility companies for the upward adjustment, which they say is due to their rising operational costs. At least the Ghana …