Public Utilities Regulatory Commission — regulates Ghana's electricity, water, and gas utilities; monitors service quality and sets performance benchmarks.
… The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), in Collaboration with the Ministry of Works, Housing and Water Resources, is committed to working closely to roll out a regulatory and licensing framework for various categories of water service providers under the water Sector R …
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has intensified efforts to ensure a stable and reliable electricity supply throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup, engaging key power sector stakeholders to minimise the risk of outages during the tournament. …
… The mechanized borehole project The project, funded through the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), was initiated under the previous administration, but stalled at about 40 percent completion. …
The Northern Regional Office of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has recorded a high-resolution rate in its handling of consumer complaints for the first quarter of 2026. …
… According to him, weak coordination among sector institutions, including the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission, ECG, GRIDCo and VRA had contributed significantly to the recurring instability in the power sector. …
… The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission confirmed full restoration on May 4.w The Deborah of our time Acting Chief Executive, Engineer Frank Otchere, in his speech renamed the Chairlady ‘Deborah. …
By Ernest Bako WUBONTO The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission’s (PURC) Volta/Oti regional office achieved a 98.67 percent complaint resolution rate in the first quarter of 2026 – the highest performance recorded in the last half-decade, amid a sharp surge in consumer grievanc …
… ECG must be compelled – by the PURC, by parliament and by sustained public pressure – to suspend punitive action on all disputed estimated bills pending independent review, publish its estimation methodology in plain language and fast-track the prepaid meter rollout as a matter o …
The Bono East Regional Office of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has advised utility consumers to ensure the use of standard materials when preparing to connect their residences to utility services. …
Ghana's total electricity generation fell 3.99% in July 2026 compared to June, declining from 2,413.30 GWh to 2,317.13 GWh, though it was 6.20% higher than July 2025. Thermal power dominated generation at 74.33% of the mix, while the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission highlighted the need to monitor generation availability and fuel supply for reliable electricity provision.
Ghana's total electricity generation fell 3.99% in July 2026 compared to June, declining from 2,413.30 GWh to 2,317.13 GWh, though it was 6.20% higher than July 2025. Thermal power dominated generation at 74.33% of the mix, while the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission highlighted the need to monitor generation availability and fuel supply for reliable electricity provision.
Ghana Water Limited recorded a 3.7% increase in water sales in Q1 2026, outpacing the 1% growth in production, according to PURC. The faster growth in sales relative to production indicates an improvement in the proportion of produced water being converted into billed or sold water.
Ghana Water Limited recorded 49.2% non-revenue water nationally in Q1 2026, exceeding the regulatory benchmark of 43% by 6.2 percentage points. Only three of 13 operational regions met the benchmark, with Western, Accra West and Tema recording the highest losses at 66.1%, 57.2% and 56.8% respectively.
Ghana's electricity generation declined 3.99% month-on-month in July 2026 but grew 6.20% year-on-year, according to a Public Utilities Regulatory Commission Fact Sheet. The report notes sustained annual growth despite seasonal decline, with thermal power remaining the dominant generation source at 74.33% of total output.
The Energy Ministry spokesperson has rejected characterisations of proposed private sector participation (PSP) in the Electricity Company of Ghana as privatisation, arguing that PSP does not involve transfer of ownership of ECG or the Northern Electricity Distribution Company, only greater private sector involvement in operations.
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission has called on the Electricity Company of Ghana to address persistent power outages and delays in meter acquisition and replacement, citing these as major concerns raised during mid-year monitoring in the Greater Accra Region. The region recorded the highest number of complaints about electricity service quality, with issues including outages, phase-offs, power fluctuations, low voltages, overloaded transformers, and meter shortages.
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission says Ghana Water Limited will receive extra revenue if it reduces its non-revenue water rate below 40 per cent, with the funds intended for further infrastructure investment. The regulator currently permits Ghana Water a 45 per cent non-revenue water benchmark, expects it to decline to 43 per cent over three years, but Ghana Water's rate stood at 47.6 per cent as of June 2026, exceeding the target and triggering financial penalties.
Consumers partly bear the cost of water lost by Ghana Water Limited through tariffs they pay, according to the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission's Executive Secretary. Ghana Water's non-revenue water rate stood at 47.6 per cent as of June 2026, exceeding the regulatory benchmark of 45 per cent.
Ghana Water Limited has reduced its non-revenue water rate from 52.2 per cent in December 2024 to 47.6 per cent by June 2026, but remains above the 45 per cent benchmark set by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission, which expects further reductions to about 43 per cent and eventually below 40 per cent.
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission has urged Ghana Water Limited to adopt advanced metering technology to track water consumption and reduce non-revenue water, which stood at 47.6 per cent as of June 2026, exceeding the 45 per cent benchmark. The PURC's Executive Secretary said the improvements would help account for water supplied and improve revenue collection by tackling theft, replacing defective meters, and extending metering to unmeasured areas.
The Electricity Company of Ghana, Ghana Grid Company Limited, and Ghana Water Limited have agreed to implement immediate interventions to address low-voltage challenges affecting water production in the Ashanti Region, following a PURC emergency meeting about disruptions at Barekese Water Treatment Station. The interventions include upgrading transmission infrastructure, increasing capacity from 360MVA to 1,000MVA, and reconfiguring transformers to improve voltage quality.
Electricity consumers in Ketu South Municipality plan a September 1, 2026 demonstration against the Electricity Company of Ghana, protesting over-billing, estimated bills without meter readings, and delays in repairing faulty meters. The organisers are demanding accurate meter-based billing and account adjustments for wrongly charged consumers.
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission says its intervention led to the restoration of electricity supply to Abofour-Dumasua in Offinso South Municipality after the community had been without power for several weeks due to a faulty 200KVA transformer. Following resident complaints, PURC engaged the Northern Electricity Distribution Company to expedite the transformer's replacement, and power was restored on August 26, 2026.
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission is bringing together road contractors and utility service providers to address damage to water and other utility infrastructure during road construction under the Big Push programme. Utility providers will be required to share maps of major pipelines and transmission lines with contractors, and those who damage critical infrastructure will bear restoration costs.
The Office of the Special Prosecutor has named former Power Minister Kwabena Donkor and four others as main persons of interest in its investigation into Ghana's connection to the bribery case of Asante Kweku Berko, who was convicted in New York in August 2026 over a scheme involving alleged bribes to Ghanaian officials between 2014 and 2015 linked to a fuel oil plant project in Tema.
Ghana Gas Company is shifting focus from profitability to reinvestment, with plans to upgrade facilities and increase gas availability for power generation and industrial use. The company plans to construct a third compressor to provide redundancy in gas processing operations, with construction expected to begin by end of September.
Ghana Gas CEO Judith AdjoaBlay said the company plans to reinvest its improved profitability into expanding operations, strengthening infrastructure, and improving gas supply reliability for power and industry. Construction of a third compressor, aimed at creating operational redundancy, could begin by end of September.
The Minister of Energy and Green Transition commissioned the new head office of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission in Accra, saying the facility symbolises stronger utility regulation and consumer protection and should enable the PURC to deepen oversight of electricity, water and natural gas sectors.
Energy Minister John Jinapor attributed Thursday's nationwide power outage to a fault on the Akosombo-Volta transmission line and appealed for calm, explaining that the government chose a temporary arrangement to keep the Akosombo plant operating while permanent infrastructure works are completed next month.
The Electricity Company of Ghana replaced damaged meters, poles and transformers in Greater Accra during the first half of the year, following customer complaints and PURC intervention. Out of 986 complaints lodged in the first and second quarters, 972 (99 per cent) were resolved, with consumers receiving GH¢105,273.50 in credit adjustments.
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission's Upper West Regional Office resolved 548 of 563 complaints (97.34 per cent) from utility consumers between January and June 2026, mostly concerning electricity and water services. The majority of complaints—92.72 per cent—were against the Northern Electricity Distribution Company, with quality of service issues being the largest complaint category.
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission commended the Electricity Company of Ghana's Ashanti Sub-Transmission Region for rapidly restoring power after a high-voltage system failure at an overhead interconnector caused a major outage in Kumasi on August 6, 2026. The ECG technical team worked through the night under difficult conditions to repair the broken connection and restore grid stability.
The International Monetary Fund has urged Ghana to sustain quarterly electricity tariff adjustments to reduce fiscal risks in the energy sector, noting that the sector shortfall declined to US$1.4 billion in 2025 from US$1.6 billion in 2024 but remains a significant pressure on public finances.
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission's Ashanti Regional Office commended the Electricity Company of Ghana for its prompt response and restoration of power following a major electrical fault affecting several Kumasi communities. The fault, caused by a broken connection on an overhead interconnector on August 6, was repaired by ECG's Line Maintenance team working beyond normal hours.
Court documents in a bribery case involving former Goldman Sachs banker Asante Kwaku Berko show payments allegedly made to Ghanaian officials to facilitate a power project, including a $500,000 transfer in April 2015 and a $1.5 million transfer in May 2015 on the day a senior official signed the deal. An August 2015 email provides an itemised breakdown showing alleged payments to various entities including Parliament ($30,000), PURC ($20,000), GRIDCo engineers ($20,000), and the Ministry of Power ($20,000).
Ghana's Attorney-General announced plans to investigate persons implicated in a bribery scheme involving a Turkish energy company and a power plant project, following the conviction of former Goldman Sachs banker Asante Kwaku Berko by a U.S. federal jury on charges including conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and money laundering.
Energy analyst Kwadwo Poku has contested the government's assertion that it has cleared all outstanding debts in Ghana's energy sector, stating that figures published by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission do not support the claim. While acknowledging progress in settling obligations to Independent Power Producers through a four-year payment plan for about $1.1 billion in existing debts, Poku argues that other sector debts remain unresolved.
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) in the Ashanti Region has advised electricity and water consumers that they may settle accumulated utility bills through agreed instalment payment plans under Regulation 31 of the PURC (Consumer Service) Regulations, 2020. The provision applies when utilities fail to issue bills for more than three months before demanding payment, or when they discover undercharging and seek recovery; if consumers and providers cannot agree on a plan, either party may refer the matter to PURC for resolution.