{"id":713664,"date":"2019-09-30T23:43:10","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T23:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/09\/30\/electricity-tariff-up-by-5-94-water-2-22\/"},"modified":"2019-09-30T23:43:10","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T23:43:10","slug":"electricity-tariff-up-by-5-94-water-2-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/09\/30\/electricity-tariff-up-by-5-94-water-2-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Electricity tariff up by 5.94%, water 2.22%"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.adomonline.com\/electricity-tariff-up-by-5-94-water-2-22\/\">\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"391\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/download-Copy-2-1-696x391.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"download (Copy) (2)\"\/><\/div>\n<p>The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced an upward adjustment of electricity and water tariffs.<\/p>\n<p>Electricity is up by 5.94%, while water is up by 2.22%. The increases take effect from October 1, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>A statement issued by the PURC, Monday explained that the increases were determined by the Automatic Adjustment Formula which considers eight\u00a0factors including\u00a0inflation, in arriving at the review.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read statement below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1-21377f3b1f-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1709039\"  \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced an upward adjustment of electricity and water tariffs. Electricity is up by 5.94%, while water is up by 2.22%. The increases take effect from October 1, 2019. 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