Members of the Minority Caucus serving on the Energy Committee in Parliament have called for an immediate halt to the planned increase in utility tariffs.
The Minority has cited the severe impact it will have on ordinary Ghanaians and low service delivery from the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) as key reasons the increment should be halted.
According to the Minority Members, the proposed tariff hike if accepted will be “unreasonable” and “ill-timed,” to Ghanaians because ECG has failed to address its persistent commercial losses, poor performance and operational inefficiencies.
The Minority’s position follows a recent 14.75% increase in electricity tariffs, which the Minority argues has failed to yield any meaningful improvement in ECG’s performance.
During a meeting between the Parliamentary Energy Committee and key agencies in the power sector, George Kwame Aboagye, the Ranking Member of the Committee, issued a strong call to action, urging the ECG to take immediate steps to enhance its efficiency and accountability.
“We said we would not accept or agree to a new tariff, and we stand by that. We want to see performance first” he stated unequivocally.
Vice Chairman of the Committee, Naser Toure Mahama on his part added, “People who are from the waiting list to get their meters will start paying for them. So, if ECG can make sure they can produce meters for the customers, it only means it is going to create more revenue for them. They should work hard to ensure that customers are not delayed, so they can also start paying revenue.”
This comes after the Ghana Union of Traders’ Associations (GUTA) on May 15, 2025 expressed disappointment over the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) May 1, hike in utility tariffs, arguing that the move overlooked deep-rooted inefficiencies and mismanagement within the sector.
“It is an open secret that there are a lot of waste in the management of electricity and water, which every well-meaning Ghanaian will attest to,” GUTA made it known in a public statement.
It added, “If indeed the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission is strict on the management of these utility Service Providers to ensure there is value for money, most of the wastages due to combination of factors, including stealing and stealing related cases could have been halted, save those revenue to support the Private Sector, especially, our local industries and the agriculture sector to be able to cut down cost of production, produce more at competitive price, help reduce importation, stabilise our economy and take care of our currency depreciation and food inflation”.
“The public sector is being turned into a gold mine where public and civil servants enrich themselves within a short period. This does not augur well for this country and must cease immediately if we really want to develop economically”.
GUTA further urged government to take decisive steps to combat corruption and recover stolen public funds, rather than passing the burden of inefficiencies on to consumers through increased tariffs.
