Toll booth
Government has announced plans to abolished tolls on all public roads , the Minister of Finance Ken Ofori Atta has said.
Delivering the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of Government in Parliament on Wednesday, Ken Ofori Atta said personnel at designated toll booths will be re assigned.
Tarrifs
Meanwhile Government has reached agreements with some Independent Power Producers (IPPs) to convert power plants to tolling structures, switch to natural gas, as well as reduce tariffs, Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta has said.
Delivering the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of Government in Parliament in Parliament on Wednesday (17 November), said government will also connect some 2,401 communities to the national grid next year.
“Mr. Speaker, to ensure power is affordable for industrial, commercial and residential use, Government, in collaboration with key stakeholders, continued with the renegotiation and restructuring of Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). “
He added “..In pursuit of The President’s aspiration to achieve universal coverage of electricity by 2024, a total of 162 communities were connected to the national grid thereby increasing the national electricity access rate from 85.17 percent in 2020 to 86.63 percent in 2021. Connections to another 512 communities are at various stages of completion.”
