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Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) said it will assess complaints of extraordinary increases in Water bills from the Ghana Progressive Hotels Association (GHAPROHA).<\/b><\/p>\n

Dr Ishmael Ackah, PURC Executive Secretary stated in a letter to the Association, which was made available in Tema.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Commission wishes to state that the concerns raised by your association will be assessed and the necessary action would be taken to mitigate the impact of the approved water tariff on your businesses in subsequent quarterly reviews using the Commission\u2019s quarterly tariff adjustment mechanism,\u201d Dr Ackah stated.<\/p>\n

The PURC stated that in announcing and gazetting the water tariffs, it clearly indicated that there was a restructuring of Ghana Water Company Limited\u2019s (GWCL) consumer categories to enable the company to meet consumers\u2019 demands.<\/p>\n

It added that the restructuring which was ongoing would also enable the Water Company to serve the customers well while balancing both the interest of the Company and that of the customer.<\/p>\n

The GHAPROHA on Monday in an interview in Tema appealed to the Ministry of Water and Sanitation, and the PURC to intervene in the high-water bills for hotels.<\/p>\n

The group noted that GWC tariffs were too high for industry players.<\/p>\n

The Association noted that even though the PURC increased the water tariff by eight percent in its last price adjustment, the GWCL charges for hotels amounted to 167 percent.<\/p>\n

They cited for instance that the current average cost per unit of consumption for hotels (classified as commercial users) was GH\u00a211.22 before the PURC announcement.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut when we received our bills, the costs had shot up to GH\u00a230.00. A hotel that paid GH\u00a23,500.00 for January 2023 bill is now billed to pay GH\u00a29,200.00 for February for the same consumption.<\/p>\n

\u201cConsumption 75 X 11.22 per unit price in January was GH\u00a2841.50, but February\u2019s consumption of the same is GH\u00a22,250.00 without other changes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Ghana. The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) said it will assess complaints of extraordinary increases in Water bills from the Ghana Progressive Hotels Association (GHAPROHA). 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