PURC announces 78.9% increment in electricity tariffs

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????????? (9)????????? 12 years ago

Better Ghana Agenda is on the run. Ye wuo, yewu. I'm out of word. NDC for we all.

Better Ghana Agenda is on the run. Ye wuo, yewu. I'm out of word. NDC for we all.
Fo. Kwaku - Tanyingbe 12 years ago

I LIVE IN EUROPE. ENERGY BILL IS ALREADY THREE TIMES THIS YEAR. FOR PETROL EVREYDAY AT THE PUMP STATION. WHATS YOUR BEEF.

I LIVE IN EUROPE. ENERGY BILL IS ALREADY THREE TIMES THIS YEAR. FOR PETROL EVREYDAY AT THE PUMP STATION. WHATS YOUR BEEF.
GIRLZ GIRLZ 12 years ago

THIS IS NOT TRUE. YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY PERSON LIVING IN EUROPE HERE.

I ALSO LIVE IN PARIS,FRANCE.

THIS IS NOT TRUE. YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY PERSON LIVING IN EUROPE HERE.

I ALSO LIVE IN PARIS,FRANCE.
Kofi 12 years ago

Then move to Ghana then where it is much cheaper.

Then move to Ghana then where it is much cheaper.
Dan Forson 12 years ago

LET US ALL ENJOY.

LET US ALL ENJOY.
kwami 12 years ago

i hope this would not lead to hikes in price of goods and services. And then higher inflation. And this may make Ghaania goods less competitive as compared to imported ones. Manufacturi companies which cant may have to lay o ...
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i hope this would not lead to hikes in price of goods and services. And then higher inflation. And this may make Ghaania goods less competitive as compared to imported ones. Manufacturi companies which cant may have to lay off workers. Well lets hope none of these happens
Homesense 12 years ago

Kwami, imagine you're a manufacturer or one trading in items which supply is dependent on electricity and/or water.
How do you retain the price of your wares, as they were last month, with these increments?

So without que ...
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Kwami, imagine you're a manufacturer or one trading in items which supply is dependent on electricity and/or water.
How do you retain the price of your wares, as they were last month, with these increments?

So without question these prices are going to cause price hikes in all goods and services.

But really my beef is with the known gross mismanagement within the utilities, especially regarding abysmal efforts at collecting their bills. How can so many individuals and companies owe these utility companies large sums of monies ONLY FOR WE THE LAW ABIDING ONES TO BE PUNISHED FOR THE SINS OF THE RECALCITRANTS?
I am appalled and disappointed with these huge increments!
KK 12 years ago

Whether my product/service will be affected by electricity hike or not I will increase my prices. This is because I need to maintain my standard of living.

Whether my product/service will be affected by electricity hike or not I will increase my prices. This is because I need to maintain my standard of living.
OSEI TAWIA JUSTICE (USA). 12 years ago

Grown up, do you think NPP would have reduced the Utilities price if they were in power? The utility price is up all over the globe even in the USA.
No where is cool.

Grown up, do you think NPP would have reduced the Utilities price if they were in power? The utility price is up all over the globe even in the USA.
No where is cool.
KK 12 years ago

When was the last time you had your light going off in the USA? What is the percentage of your income to your electricity bill? How much do you get paid in an hour in the USA?

When was the last time you had your light going off in the USA? What is the percentage of your income to your electricity bill? How much do you get paid in an hour in the USA?

GIRLZ GIRLZ 12 years ago

GHANAIANS WOULD BE SEEN AS FOOLS IF THEY ACCEPT THIS STUPIDITY OF PURC.

IF IN COUNTRIES WHERE SERVICES ARE REGULAR AND EXCELLENT, TARIFS ARE NOT INCREASED BY MORE THAN 3 PERCENT AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT.

YOU PEOPLE MUST DEMO ...
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GHANAIANS WOULD BE SEEN AS FOOLS IF THEY ACCEPT THIS STUPIDITY OF PURC.

IF IN COUNTRIES WHERE SERVICES ARE REGULAR AND EXCELLENT, TARIFS ARE NOT INCREASED BY MORE THAN 3 PERCENT AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT.

YOU PEOPLE MUST DEMONSTRATE TO PROVE THAT INEFFICIENCY OF SERVICES PROVIDERS CANNOT BE PASSED TO THE CONSUMERS AND BE TAKEN FOR A RIDE.

LEARN FROM THE ARAB SPRING. RISE UP FELLOW GHANAIANS
DS 12 years ago

When is the remaining 70% increase going to take place. Is it not 150% they were talking about. Better to know from now

When is the remaining 70% increase going to take place. Is it not 150% they were talking about. Better to know from now
Nii Lartey 12 years ago

There's no country in the world that hasn't increase utilities. The NPP want to paralyze our economy and blame it on the NDC. Politics in this regards is bad.

There's no country in the world that hasn't increase utilities. The NPP want to paralyze our economy and blame it on the NDC. Politics in this regards is bad.
Tsatsu Tsikata LLB 12 years ago

Nii Lartey, you are a big fool. where did you get this fact from.

Nii Lartey, you are a big fool. where did you get this fact from.
JH New York 12 years ago

We're not against the increase but they magnitude or volume of the increase is the big question mark.
Where do you live in the world?.
In America for example,petrol tariff increase is in the region of between 2 -5 cents no ...
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We're not against the increase but they magnitude or volume of the increase is the big question mark.
Where do you live in the world?.
In America for example,petrol tariff increase is in the region of between 2 -5 cents not anything more than that.Which falls back to normal after a few weeks.I stand to be corrected.(like between 2-5 pesewas increase per gallon)And they hardly increase. Who in this world would complain about 2 or 4 pesewas increase for few days or weeks.That's the kind of common sense approach Ghanaian leadership is lacking.
JH New York 12 years ago

We're not against the increase but the magnitude or volume of the increase is the big question mark.
Where do you live in the world?.
In America for example,petrol tariff increase is in the region of between 2 -5 cents not ...
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We're not against the increase but the magnitude or volume of the increase is the big question mark.
Where do you live in the world?.
In America for example,petrol tariff increase is in the region of between 2 -5 cents not anything more than that.Which falls back to normal after a few weeks.I stand to be corrected.(like between 2-5 pesewas increase per gallon)And they hardly increase. Who in this world would complain about 2 or 4 pesewas increase for few days or weeks.That's the kind of common sense approach Ghanaian leadership is lacking.
another 12 years ago

,,, but this is a stupid expantiation...
""The commission in announcing the new tariffs said it took into consideration a number of factors, including irregular service provision.""

,,, but this is a stupid expantiation...
""The commission in announcing the new tariffs said it took into consideration a number of factors, including irregular service provision.""
Tsatsu Tsikata LLB 12 years ago

Fools are those who voted for chop make I chop.
All this money is going for campaign for 2016.we go chop all Ghana Money

Fools are those who voted for chop make I chop.
All this money is going for campaign for 2016.we go chop all Ghana Money
AYARIGA 12 years ago

the painful infor is that the president and his numerous family are not going to be affected.

the painful infor is that the president and his numerous family are not going to be affected.
JOHNSON 12 years ago

TTHESE INCREAMENTS ARE GOOD FOR GHANAIANS. MAHAMAH NEEDS MONEY TO STEAL BEFORE HE IS RETIRED BY GHANAIANS IN 2016. GHANAIANS ARE SHEEP AND THEY DESERVE INCREMENTS.
GHANAIANS ARE FOOLS, PERIOD.

TTHESE INCREAMENTS ARE GOOD FOR GHANAIANS. MAHAMAH NEEDS MONEY TO STEAL BEFORE HE IS RETIRED BY GHANAIANS IN 2016. GHANAIANS ARE SHEEP AND THEY DESERVE INCREMENTS.
GHANAIANS ARE FOOLS, PERIOD.

Kofi K New Jersey 12 years ago

Are you saying increment of bills would take mahama's dumso? Please spare us this insult we think better than PURC. Tarriffs have been increased so many times it did not add any value to the services. Ask allotey n his cohor ...
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Are you saying increment of bills would take mahama's dumso? Please spare us this insult we think better than PURC. Tarriffs have been increased so many times it did not add any value to the services. Ask allotey n his cohorts how much allowances they are bagging. You also making sure they rip us off to pay your masters n yourselves time would tell
Anidasoo Asa 12 years ago

Is there any hope in this mysterious Mahama government?The economy itself is basaa.What is wrong with this government? Whatever it lays hands on become basaa.Increament of 78.9%,aba NDC.What have you use our motherland for? ...
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Is there any hope in this mysterious Mahama government?The economy itself is basaa.What is wrong with this government? Whatever it lays hands on become basaa.Increament of 78.9%,aba NDC.What have you use our motherland for? The PROPHETS must speak.
kyekyeku 12 years ago

useless country, I will remain in America for ever where leaders are humans,

useless country, I will remain in America for ever where leaders are humans,
COMFORT 12 years ago

NDC go 4 d waterville money.........d GYEEDA money......d rlg money. ......d sada money........ide biiiiiii keke.........

NDC go 4 d waterville money.........d GYEEDA money......d rlg money. ......d sada money........ide biiiiiii keke.........
Pelicles 12 years ago

NDC is the best for the nation because the people are too stupid. Tweaa. Ghanaians deserve these hefty increments because they voted for the best of the two parties and NDC is giving them the real dose of reality.

NDC is the best for the nation because the people are too stupid. Tweaa. Ghanaians deserve these hefty increments because they voted for the best of the two parties and NDC is giving them the real dose of reality.
Say the Truth 12 years ago

YES THE PEOPLE OF GHANA PREFER THIS TYPE OF GOVERNANCE...PRETEND YOU SUBSIDIZING EVERYTHING FOR THEM.....SUSPEND THE INCREAMENTS FOR A WHILE AND SLAP THEM WITH ALMOST 100% INCREAMENT....HAAAANABA THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT!!!!!

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YES THE PEOPLE OF GHANA PREFER THIS TYPE OF GOVERNANCE...PRETEND YOU SUBSIDIZING EVERYTHING FOR THEM.....SUSPEND THE INCREAMENTS FOR A WHILE AND SLAP THEM WITH ALMOST 100% INCREAMENT....HAAAANABA THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT!!!!!

LET THERE BE AN ELECTION ON OCT. 02 AFTER THIS INCREAMENT AND THEY WILL STILL MAINTAIN THE GOVERNMENT THAT WOULD DO THIS TO THEM THAN THE ONE THAT WILL PREFER CONSTANT INCREAMENTS ON SMALLER BITS WITH NO BIG IMPACT THEM.

YOU JUST CANT UNDERSTAND GHANAIANS....hahahahahahhahahha
FREDERICK KOFI TAWIAH 12 years ago

PURC ARE THIEF

PURC ARE THIEF
kwame giffa 12 years ago

edey bee keke.Please twist
yur mouth to make it complete when saying it

edey bee keke.Please twist
yur mouth to make it complete when saying it
KING 12 years ago

wores3 no k3k3

wores3 no k3k3
ASEMPA NEYE 12 years ago

DOOM GLOOM AND CORRUPT PATHOLOGICAL EWE THIEVES

DOOM GLOOM AND CORRUPT PATHOLOGICAL EWE THIEVES

Choper 12 years ago

Better Ghana and quality education indeed. Ghanaians a re paying for voting a clueless government into power.

Better Ghana and quality education indeed. Ghanaians a re paying for voting a clueless government into power.
Whatever 12 years ago

These price increases here and there won't solve the economic challenges which has taking root in this country. Leaders must solve problems with precise bullets and not to compound it or excruciate it by demanding more

These price increases here and there won't solve the economic challenges which has taking root in this country. Leaders must solve problems with precise bullets and not to compound it or excruciate it by demanding more
tufguy 12 years ago

Where is Kwasi Pratt?

Where is Kwasi Pratt?
HANNIBAL(Blessed by God) 12 years ago

Do these people know how to run a country?

Do these people know how to run a country?
JH New York 12 years ago

That's the one of the reasons I think any smart Class one guy in Ghana could be the Minister or president .Because all what you have to do is to increase things here and there. Do you need a Master's degree to be able to incr ...
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That's the one of the reasons I think any smart Class one guy in Ghana could be the Minister or president .Because all what you have to do is to increase things here and there. Do you need a Master's degree to be able to increase petrol every year.Do you need a BA degree to be able to increase electricity and water tariffs each year?.So who said School boys and girls could not be employed as Ministers of Finance,Energy,Trade etc etc
Having said that,in the advance Countries people go to School for the good of himself/herself in particular and mankind in general.
The reason is that Knowledge acquired from School is used to better human resources and Conditions if possible to make life worth living. But in my Country Ghana, knowledge acquired from school as if by design,is used to put more financial burden on their own people to make life unbearable .For,they don't know anything else on how to solve a problem aside from increase in tariff, ,increase,increase.That's what they know how to do best. Who.can't do that !
Nigel 12 years ago

WHEN SITUATIONS CHANGE,TACTIC SHOULD CHANGE.

Practise Lean Management in your business. Retain the best, sack the rest.

Even the Red Cross would do the same.

WHEN SITUATIONS CHANGE,TACTIC SHOULD CHANGE.

Practise Lean Management in your business. Retain the best, sack the rest.

Even the Red Cross would do the same.
HANNIBAL(Blessed by God) 12 years ago

They have been talking about investing in wind power for many years now. Nothing has come of it. Even Ethiopia has done it.

They have been talking about investing in wind power for many years now. Nothing has come of it. Even Ethiopia has done it.

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