{"id":714198,"date":"2019-10-01T15:51:42","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T15:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/10\/01\/purc-increases-light-water-tariffs\/"},"modified":"2019-10-01T15:51:42","modified_gmt":"2019-10-01T15:51:42","slug":"purc-increases-light-water-tariffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/10\/01\/purc-increases-light-water-tariffs\/","title":{"rendered":"PURC Increases Light, Water Tariffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced an increment in water and electricity tariffs.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Commission in a statement signed by its Executive Secretary, Mami Dufie Ofori, the increase is 5.94 percent on electricity tariffs and 2.22 percent on water tariffs across board for all customers.<\/p>\n<p>The new tariffs are to take effect from Tuesday, October 1, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The increment follows a review of water and electricity tariffs for the fourth quarter of 2019 which is from October to December, the statement noted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BY Melvin Tarlue <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced an increment in water and electricity tariffs. 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