{"id":156826,"date":"2024-02-28T12:18:06","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T12:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/28\/purc-announces-reduction-in-electricity-tariff-for-residential-consumer\/"},"modified":"2024-02-28T12:18:06","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T12:18:06","slug":"purc-announces-reduction-in-electricity-tariff-for-residential-consumer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/28\/purc-announces-reduction-in-electricity-tariff-for-residential-consumer\/","title":{"rendered":"PURC Announces Reduction In Electricity Tariff For Residential Consumer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In its first-quarter tariff review decision, the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced a marginal reduction in electricity tariffs for residential consumers.<\/p>\n<p>However, there will be no change in prices paid by lifeline consumers and residential consumers within the consumption bracket of 0-300 kWh.<\/p>\n<p>According to PURC, the reduction of 6.56% will benefit residential consumers within the consumption bracket of 301 kWh and above. However, the non-residential class of consumers within the 0-300 kWh bracket will not see any change in their rates. Consumers in the 301 kWh and above class will experience an average reduction of 4.98%.<\/p>\n<p>The decision was outlined in a press release signed by Dr. Ishmael Ackah, Executive Secretary of the PURC. The statement also stated that water tariffs for all customer classes will remain unchanged for the reviewed period.<\/p>\n<p>This announcement comes after the PURC\u2019s fourth-quarter tariff review in November 2023, where a 0.34% increase in water tariffs and a 1.52% decrease in electricity tariffs were implemented on December 1, 2023. Despite these changes, the water tariff for residential customers increased slightly from GHS\/m\u00b3 4.72 to 4.74, while non-residential customers saw a rise from GHS\/m\u00b3 14.13 to 14.19.<\/p>\n<p>Water sachet producers and industrial consumers also experienced an increase in their tariffs. Water sachet producers saw their tariff hiked from GHS\/m\u00b3 22.26 to 22.34, while industrial consumers\u2019 tariff moved from GHS\/m\u00b3 25.29 to 25.38.<\/p>\n<p>The PURC\u2019s decision aims to provide relief for residential consumers with higher electricity consumption while ensuring stability in water tariffs for all customer classes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Vincent Kubi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 In its first-quarter tariff review decision, the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced a marginal reduction in electricity tariffs for residential consumers. However, there will be no change in prices paid by lifeline consumers and residential consumers within the consumption bracket of 0-300 kWh. 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