{"id":113268,"date":"2026-01-30T05:57:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T05:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=113268"},"modified":"2026-01-30T05:57:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T05:57:02","slug":"redesign-lifeline-electricity-tariff-into-hybrid-system-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=113268","title":{"rendered":"Redesign lifeline electricity tariff into hybrid system \u2013 Report"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A research report on electricity pricing recommends redesigning Ghana\u2019s lifeline electricity tariff into a hybrid, better-targeted protection system to improve its effectiveness for the intended beneficiaries.<\/p>\n

The report found that only a small proportion of households benefit from the lifeline tariff, with beneficiaries unevenly distributed across Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) districts and heavily concentrated in low-income areas.<\/p>\n

Professor Philip Kofi Adom, the lead researcher, disclosed this at a stakeholder engagement in Accra on Thursday, presenting the study\u2019s findings.<\/p>\n

The research, titled: \u201cThe Lifeline Electricity Tariff Classification Policy in Ghana: A Hit or Miss!\u201d, was carried out in the Greater Accra and Central regions, and supported by the International Growth Centre, an organisation focusing on economic policy research.<\/p>\n

Lifeline electricity tariffs provide subsidised power to low-income residential consumers, defined in Ghana as households consuming between zero and 30 kilowatt-hours per month.<\/p>\n

The report recommended fixing \u201ctargeting linkages\u201d for beneficiaries and addressing exclusion errors through improved metering systems.<\/p>\n

It also proposed introducing micro-consumption bands, such as 0\u201330 and 30\u201335 kilowatt-hours, to reduce sharp bill increases that were \u201cdriving bunching and conservation through deprivation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Additionally, the report suggested automatic, time-limited rebates for repeat \u201cnear-miss\u201d customers to protect near-poor and larger households that narrowly exceed the consumption threshold.<\/p>\n

Other recommendations included enforcing the one-household-one-meter policy to address shared meters and implementing intensive, district-specific public education campaigns to improve understanding of the lifeline tariff system.<\/p>\n

The dialogue was organised by the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA)\u2013Public Utilities Regulatory Commission Centre of Excellence in Public Utility Regulation.<\/p>\n

Dr Ishmael Arkaah, Technical Advisor at the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition, said the Ministry remained committed to ensuring reliable and affordable electricity.<\/p>\n

He said cost-effective tariffs were necessary to curb illegal connections, stressing that energy served as an anchor for integrating other sectors of the economy for national development.<\/p>\n

Professor Samuel Kwaku Bonsu, Rector of GIMPA, described electricity as the engine of development, noting that both households and industry depended on it.<\/p>\n

He urged the government to design systems that ensured easy and affordable access to electricity, as many citizens spent a significant share of their income on utilities.<\/p>\n

Participants called for broader stakeholder engagement to clarify eligibility criteria for lifeline tariffs, noting that the policy, intended to benefit the poor, was often accessed by wealthier households.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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