The Africa Sustainable Energy Centre ASEC has rejected the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG’s) request to increase electricity tariffs by 225%. ASEC says before any such review is considered, the ECG must first account for its missing containers, give progress report on recovering debts of government institutions and account for the status of the GHC1 levy imposed on the cost of a litre of petrol. According to ASEC, the PURC though mandated to safeguard the public interest, has often approved tariff proposals that put significant pressure on consumers. In a Press Release signed by the Director of Research and Innovation for ASEC Dr. Elvis Twumasi, the think tank opines that solving ECG’s debt crises, requires accountability, innovation and strategic reforms and not unjustifiable tariff hikes. ASEC says ECG has no operational basis to demand increased tariffs, without addressing these fundamental issues.
