{"id":25386,"date":"2023-03-07T13:23:41","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T13:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/07\/energy-sector-arrears-will-be-addressed\/"},"modified":"2023-03-07T13:23:41","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T13:23:41","slug":"energy-sector-arrears-will-be-addressed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/07\/energy-sector-arrears-will-be-addressed\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Energy Sector Arrears Will Be Addressed\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Ken-Ofori Atta<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The government has assured the Independent Power Producers (IPPs) that it is taking steps to address the sector\u2019s arrears as part of its external debt restructuring.<\/p>\n<p>This is to prevent the build-up of future arrears and improve on efficiency within the sector.<\/p>\n<p>The Finance Ministry in a letter to the IPPs signed by the sector Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, said it has rolled out a raft of structural reforms, aimed at generating sufficient cash to ensure payments in line with the respective Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs).<\/p>\n<p>He said the measures include but are not limited to the Public Utilities and Regulatory Commission (PURCs) tariff increase in September 2022 by an average of 27 per cent; PURC\u2019s implementation of the Quarterly Tariff Adjustment in the last quarter of 2022, resulting in a tariff increase of 29.96 per cent to address forex losses and inflation; the review of the Cash Waterfall Mechanism and Power Purchase Agreement renegotiations with IPPs, with a view to restructuring PPAs and reducing power generation costs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government stock of arrears and outstanding debt obligations are part of conditionalities for an International Monetary Fund programme,\u201d it stated.<\/p>\n<p>The letter further added that \u201cthe government remains committed to ensuring that the financial sustainability of the entire power sector ue chain is restored. In the meantime, the CWM under the Energy Sector Recovery (ESRP) \u2013 and this ministry \u2013 will continue to make payments to the IPPs to improve liquidity in the sector and help cover ongoing operational expenses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn respect of the arrears, government will engage with the IPPs under the ongoing debt restructuring exercise, with a view to restructuring the arrears in a manner consistent with the government debt targets of 55% NPV of debt-to-GDP and external debt service ratio of 18% to revenue by 2028, amongst others to achieve a moderate risk of debt distress under the IMF-WB [World Bank] Low Income Countries (LIC) \u2013 Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) framework\u201d, it further stated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Jamila Akweley Okertchiri<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ken-Ofori Atta \u00a0 The government has assured the Independent Power Producers (IPPs) that it is taking steps to address the sector\u2019s arrears as part of its external debt restructuring. 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