Accra, Jan. 30, - The Public
Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) is urging the public to submit their
inputs in respect of the Major Tariff Review on or before the deadline of 31st
January, 2018.
The PURC, in a statement signed
by Mrs Mami Dufie Ofori, the Executive Secretary, the PURC said the move for
inputs was to create an environment of transparency and fair hearing for all
stakeholders of the utility service industry.
The PURC said it had initiated
the process for the examination and approval of electricity and water tariffs
for 2018 in accordance with the PURC Act, 1997 (Act 538).
The 2018 Major Tariff Review
commenced by way of soliciting inputs from all stakeholders of the Commission
and the general public.
The Commission has subsequently
received proposals from the utility companies: Volta River Authority; Ghana
Grid Company Limited; Electricity Company of Ghana; Northern Electricity
Distribution Company; Ghana Water Company Limited; Enclave Power Company, and
Ghana Chamber of Telecommunication including the Government of Ghana.
Analysis of the received
proposals is ongoing, the statement said.
GNA
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