The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has declined an invitation from the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) to attend a public hearing on proposed utility tariff increases for 2025–2029, calling the engagement unnecessary amid rising living costs in Ghana.
In a statement on Monday, October 6, 2025, NPP General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong criticized the government’s new energy sector levy, known as the “Dumsor Levy,” which collects over GH¢575 million monthly, arguing that the revenue should support utility companies instead of burdening consumers further.
The party also rejected claims linking the proposed tariff hikes to the IMF program, pointing out that the current arrangement ends in 2026, while the proposed increases would take effect from 2026 to 2029.
“From all indications, what is not in doubt is that Ghanaians are being unduly levied to pay for government’s incompetence in the management of these regulated utilities companies. This, the NPP finds, UNACCEPTABLE and will use all legitimate means to fight any such attempt to slap Ghanaians with these imminent astronomical increases in utility tariffs,” the NPP statement said.
Read below the statement
