If government fails to subsidise electricity tariffs, consumers could pay for an increment in light bills from August 2022, with the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) demanding a 148% increase in tariff.

A proposal from the power distributor submitted to the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), wants the adjustment to cover the period 2019 and 2022. The ECG has subsequently proposed an average increase of 7.6% in tariff over the next four years to cover Distribution Service Charges (DSC).