Increased rates are coming for Fall River Electric customers

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Increased rates are coming for Fall River Electric customers

The following is a news release from Fall River Electric. ASHTON – Fall River Electric Cooperative rates will increase just slightly with billing statements received by members after May 1. The increase will be collected by a modest increase in the monthly demand charge. The increase in demand is necessary to better align power demand costs to Co-op rates while ensuring greater fairness to all members and helps recoup infrastructure costs from c…

Electricity and water tariffs hike: Coming events cast their own shadows – Boako

Member of Parliament for Tano North, Dr Gidoen Boako has wondered why the Mahama administration has increased water and electricity tariffs by 14.75% at a time the government promised to reduce the cost of living for Ghanaians. Dr Boako expresses the view that the increment should not be blamed on the International Monetary Fund (IMF)programme because the data shows that under the same IMF programmes, the NPP managed the electricity tariffs bett…

Former Deputy Energy Minister slams govt over utility tariff hike

Former Deputy Energy Minister and Member of Parliament for Afigya Kwabre North, Collins Adomako-Mensah, has criticised the government following the recent announcement of increased electricity and water tariffs. His reaction comes in the wake of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission’s (PURC) announcement of a tariff hike, set to take effect on May 3, 2025. The […] The post Former Deputy Energy Minister slams govt over utility tariff hike ap…

NDC Utility Hikes Spark Uproar, Boako Condemns Policy

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://newsghana.com.gh/ndc-utility-hikes-spark-uproar-boako-condemns-policy/Member of Parliament for Tano North, Dr. Gideon Boako, has condemned the recent decision by the governing National Democratic Congress to increase electricity tariffs, questioning how the promise of reduced cost of living can be kept when utilities are rising after just three months in office. In a soci…