Why your light bills are up amidst strong cedi and lower petrol prices

Ghana’s latest electricity tariff increase has sparked a familiar question: If the cedi is strengthening and fuel prices at the pump are coming down, why do light bills keep going up? The answer lies in how the power sector actually works, what the new tariff decision is designed to pay for, and who we have decided should not be left behind.


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