{"id":104204,"date":"2025-11-26T16:12:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T16:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=104204"},"modified":"2025-11-26T16:12:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T16:12:27","slug":"afenyo-markin-mahama-govt-has-raised-electricity-tariffs-by-18-4-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=104204","title":{"rendered":"Afenyo-Markin: Mahama gov\u2019t has raised electricity tariffs by 18.4% in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has accused the Mahama-led administration of burdening Ghanaians with steep electricity tariff hikes, claiming that power charges have increased by 18.4% since January 2025.<\/p>\n

Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday, November 25, during debate on the repeal of the COVID-19 levy, Mr Afenyo-Markin argued that the government\u2019s attempt to portray the repeal as relief for citizens was misleading.<\/p>\n

\u201cMr Speaker, this year alone, the ordinary Ghanaian who uses electricity has been burdened with a total of 18.4% electricity tariffs alone. This is the total tariff you\u2019ve imposed on the ordinary Ghanaian,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He criticised the government for touting the scrapping of the levy while simultaneously increasing utility costs.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo you don\u2019t turn around and create the impression that this is a COVID levy the ordinary businessman was paying, so you are taking it away as if you care. You don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Afenyo-Markin contrasted the 2025 tariff hikes with reductions introduced under the Akufo-Addo administration in 2018, when the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) cut electricity tariffs for households by 18% and for corporate consumers by up to 30%.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 2018, the Akufo-Addo government, through PURC, announced a total tariff adjustment, and in this case, it was a reduced tariff adjustment ranging from 18% to 30%. Households enjoyed 18%, corporates enjoyed up to 30%. This was the status quo,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n

He insisted that the 2025 increases contradict the current administration\u2019s pledge to ease the cost of living.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you came into office this year, you increased electricity tariffs up to 18.4%. If you care about the ordinary Ghanaian, why did you impose the tariffs?\u201d he questioned.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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