Independent power producers “were expecting that by now half of the outstanding would be settled and a payment plan prepared for the remainder,” he said in an interview. “We are compelled to re-evaluate our concessions and may be forced to demand the full settlement of arrears.” The government has paid about $400 million as of the end of December, Apetorgbor said
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In a statement issued on August 30, 2022, signed by the Managing Director, Samuel Mahama, the ECG stated that “it is important to note that the average percentage increase is on energy consumption only, therefore the addition of statutory levies and other fixed charges will increase the average percentage announced by the PURC.”
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This comes on the back of speculations by a cross-section of Ghanaians about a seeming return to the days of erratic electricity supply, popularly known as ‘dumsor,’ following a March 7 scare.
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The sorry state of Ghana’s electricity sector is largely the result of an accumulation of policy mistakes by successive governments. Ghanaians are paying exorbitant electricity tariffs because of that, and suffering in multiple other ways as the national economy continues to be burdened by power sector-related debts and contractual liabilities. Whatever next move the GoG makes must be carefully scrutinized to ensure it doesn’t make an already bad situation worse.
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