By Mavis Paintsil, Accra
The Food and Beverages Association of Ghana (FABAG) has called for a full audit of the real cost of power production and distribution in the country, citing “anti-business” tariffs that are strangling enterprises and citizens.
According to Rev. John Awuni, FABAG’s spokesperson, the current electricity pricing regime is “a direct attack on manufacturing and productivity.”
He explained that the skyrocketing cost of electricity in Ghana is not just unsustainable, but anti-business, anti-growth, and fundamentally flawed.
“Punishes Honest Businesses”
Rev. Awuni stressed that Ghanaian enterprises and citizens are being strangled by tariffs that defy economic logic, crush competitiveness, and create fertile ground for illegal connections and power theft.
“Ghana’s electricity pricing system punishes honest businesses and users in general and rewards inefficiency,” he said.
Impact on Businesses
Businesses, especially SMEs and manufacturers, are being forced to scale down operations, lay off workers, or pass exorbitant costs to already overburdened consumers. Rev. Awuni emphasized that the current pricing system is a clear betrayal of the government’s promise to make Ghana an industrial hub.
Call for Action
The FABAG spokesperson called on the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) to mend the leaks in the system before increasing tariffs.
No number of higher tariffs can sustainably compensate for the inefficiency, mismanagement, poor revenue collection, bad debts, poor workers’ attitude and corruption in our utilities,” he stated.
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