{"id":95312,"date":"2025-09-22T17:55:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T17:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=95312"},"modified":"2025-09-22T17:55:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T17:55:49","slug":"asec-condemns-ecgs-proposed-225-tariff-hike-as-outrageous-and-unjustified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=95312","title":{"rendered":"ASEC condemns ECG\u2019s proposed 225% tariff hike as outrageous and unjustified"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Africa Sustainable Energy Centre (ASEC) has strongly condemned the Electricity Company of Ghana\u2019s (ECG) proposal to increase electricity tariffs by 225 percent, describing it as \u201coutrageous and unjustified.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a statement issued on Monday, September 22, ASEC said while tariff reviews are permissible under Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) regulations, adjustments must be fair, transparent, and tied to measurable improvements in ECG\u2019s performance. <\/p>\n

The group argued that ECG\u2019s operational inefficiencies, such as poor revenue mobilisation, outdated collection methods, and persistent debt accumulation, should not be used as grounds for punishing customers who pay their bills.<\/p>\n

\u201cCustomers who diligently pay their bills must not be penalised for ECG\u2019s inefficiencies and mounting debts,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n

ASEC questioned ECG\u2019s accountability, demanding explanations on unresolved issues, including the whereabouts of missing ECG containers, progress on debt recovery from government institutions, and the status of the GHC 1 levy. <\/p>\n

It stressed that without addressing these lapses, ECG has \u201cno operational basis\u201d for any tariff increment, let alone a 225 per cent hike.<\/p>\n

The Centre also criticised PURC for consistently approving tariff proposals without adequate scrutiny, warning that such practices have worsened economic hardships while power supply remains unreliable.<\/p>\n

ASEC urged that any future tariff adjustment must be progressive and linked to tangible reforms, cautioning that \u201cpouring money into ECG without reform is like pouring water into a torn sack.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Centre called for accountability, innovation, and structural reforms to resolve ECG\u2019s debt crisis, insisting that arbitrary hikes will only deepen the burden on citizens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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