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PURC handled 4,204 complaints in Q1 2025, resolving 94.74%, with most cases related to power outages and poor water service.

Ghana’s Power Sector Nearing a Crisis Point: An Urgent Call for Structural Reform

Energy Minister approved the immediate deployment of 200 new transformers to urban centres

The ECG containers scandal has taken a startling new turn with the recent announcement that over 2,600 supposedly missing containers have been “found” at the Tema Port.  While the Electricity ...

The Government of Ghana has announced electricity bill exemptions for critical national institutions

“The Commission is seriously concerned about the frequent power outages being experienced in some regions.

Residents of Obuasi and New Edubiase in Ghana’s Ashanti Region have been left in the dark following a fire outbreak at the Obuasi Substation, prompting widespread concern over the unexpected ...

Kwesi Pratt Jnr. has lambasted both the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) for what he calls a pointless and insensitive politicisation of Ghana’s ...

Hamza Suhuyini Sayibu, a prominent communicator for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has fiercely rebutted recent calls from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for a load shedding timetable, branding the ...

Manhyia South Member of Parliament, Hon. Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has renewed his call for PURC to suspend recent electricity tariff adjustments, citing ongoing irregular power supply as grounds for ...