The African Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has rejected any possible reduction in tariffs due to the reduction in cost of producing power by Independent Power Producers (IPP) in Ghana. According to ACEP, merely reducing the cost of power with the IPP’s from 17 cents per kilowatts hour to 10 cents per kilowatts hour is … Read more
Ghana’s electricity tariffs are too high and uncompetitive for domestic and commercial consumers in the West African sub-region, according to the Deputy Minister-designate for Energy, Dr. Mohammed Anta Amin Adam. “For the domestic consumer, the tariffs in Ghana is around 19-28 cents, La Cote d’Ivoire is 9 cents, Benin is 17 cents, Togo is 16 … Read more
A solar rooftop Programme by the Energy Commission is to be expanded to cover non-residential facilities including ministries, departments and agencies across the country. The Energy Minister, Mr Boakye Agyarko, announced this at the launch of a Solar PV System on a facility housing the offices of the German Development Cooperation (GTZ) in Accra last … Read more
The Energy Minister-designate says there would be a relief for power consumers in the country if President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo assents to a tariff reduction document before him. Boakye Agyarko says they have worked the numbers and once the President gives the green light, electricity tariffs across the country would be reduced. The former … Read more
The Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC) has increased electricity tariff by 59.2 % and water tariff by 67.2% for residential consumers. The commission announced that changes are expected to take effective from December 14, 2015. A statement signed by Nana Yaa Jantuah Director of Public Relations at the PURC noted, “The significant change and increasing … Read more
The International Energy Agency says that the world’s capacity to generate electricity from renewable sources has now overtaken coal. The IEA says in a new report that last year, renewables accounted for more than half of the increase in power capacity. The report says half a million solar panels were installed every day last year … Read more
The Energy Sector Levies are “a bitter pill” the country has to swallow to heel ailing utilities, and not because government takes delight in overloading consumers with taxes, Employment and Labour Relations Minister, Haruna Iddrisu, has said. Addressing a large gathering of employers at the 56th annual general meeting of the Ghana Employers Association (GEA) … Read more