CUTS International has announced plans to seek a court injunction against the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) over its approval of new electricity tariffs, accusing the regulator of failing to address inefficiencies at the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).
The move follows PURC’s recent announcement of a 2.45% increase in electricity tariffs for all customer categories, which took effect on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Water tariffs, however, remain unchanged.
Speaking on Citi Eyewitness News on Tuesday, July 1, West Africa Regional Director of CUTS International, Appiah Kusi Adomako, stated that PURC’s continued approval of tariffs despite ECG’s unresolved technical and commercial losses is unacceptable.
“For us as an organisation, what we intend to do is go to court to also mandate PURC not to approve tariffs for ECG, until ECG can address the inefficiencies in the energy sector. Already we know that there are a lot of technical and commercial losses which are unacceptable,” he said.
He stressed that the Commission appears more focused on burdening consumers than holding ECG accountable.
“PURC is unable to tell the ECG to bring those losses down, but anytime PURC is looking at the low-hanging fruits, taxing you and me to pay, and that is where we can go to court to put further injunction on any tariff review,” Mr. Adomako added.
