Tag: PURC
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AGI meets PURC over tariff reduction
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) wants regulators in the power sector to clamp down on illegal users of electricity in order to reduce the rising operational losses. The AGI believes this should afford stakeholders the opportunity to reduce the tariff for genuine users. The comment follows negotiations with the Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC)…
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Fire guts Ghana EXIM Bank office at Ridge [Photos]
Fire has gutted parts of the building housing the Ghana Exim Bank at Ridge in Accra. The blaze has since been put out by personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service. The building is situated close to the Greater Accra Regional Hospital. The Exim Bank shares the same complex as the National Youth Employment Agency (NYEP),…
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President demands quality service from new PURC Board
President Akufo Addo has appointed Mr. Michael Opam as the Board Chairman of the Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC). He is to Chair the Board which has eight others as members. Speaking at the inauguration of the board on Monday, November 27, 2017, the President charged the Commission to sanction all utility providers that fail…
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GTA initiates moves to reduce ‘numerous’ hospitality fees
The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has bemoaned the numerous charges associated with operating tourist sites in the country. GTA argues that the high electricity tariff billed hoteliers in the country, coupled with high taxes among others is crippling the tourism industry. According to the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Authority, Akwesi Agyemang, the…