The Ashanti Regional Office of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has launched a targeted monitoring campaign to tackle the electricity and water challenges facing local industries.
Introduced under the Commission’s 2026 Strategic Impact Agenda, the initiative evaluates utility reliability, documents operational bottlenecks, and holds service providers accountable for delivering regulatory-compliant solutions.
The campaign is grounded in the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission Act of 1997 (Act 538), which mandates the PURC to protect consumer interests across Ghana’s electricity and water sectors.
The primary focus is the Ashanti Region’s industrial hub, where poor utility quality has driven up manufacturing overheads and stalled economic output.
During ongoing site visits, PURC technical teams are auditing critical benchmarks, including voltage stability, supply continuity, water pressure, and billing accuracy.
According to regional officials, the exercise serves as a data-gathering mechanism to map real-time utility performance.
Where industrial plants report unannounced outages, damaging voltage fluctuations, or metering discrepancies, the PURC will intervene directly with utility companies to enforce swift corrective measures.
Beyond immediate troubleshooting, the Commission aims to build a stronger tripartite framework among industrial players, utility suppliers, and the regulator to streamline future dispute resolutions.
The PURC Regional Office expressed its appreciation to the management and technical teams at the selected industrial sites, voicing optimism that these dialogues will secure a safer, more efficient, and reliable utility supply across the region.