Consumers partly bear cost of Ghana Water’s water losses through tariffs – PURC

” According to Dr Suleman, while the 45 per cent benchmark is incorporated into the tariff, Ghana Water is penalised when it exceeds the threshold because it is not allowed to recover the full revenue requirement associated with the excess losses from consumers.

He explained that the PURC’s tariff framework allows for a non-revenue water rate of up to 45 per cent, meaning a portion of water produced but not billed is factored into the utility’s revenue requirements.

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