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The dawn of January 16, 2026 , marked a historic turning point for Ghanaian consumers as petrol prices broke the "single-digit" barrier  for the first time in a long period. This milestone was reached when GOIL  slashed its petrol price to GH₵9.99  per litre at 150 selected stations, only to be undercut hours later by Star Oil , which dropped its rate to GH₵9.97  per litre. Driven by a 5.71% appreciation of the Ghana cedi  and falling international product prices, this shift

Ghanaian households are feeling the pinch as residential electricity tariffs have experienced an unprecedented surge, climbing by a staggering 142% over the past five years (2020-2025) . This dramatic increase is based on the average calculated tariff across all residential tariff block types namely; Lifeline (0-30 kWh), Standard Residential Consumers Tier 1 (0-300 kWh), and Tier 2 (above 300 kWh), providing a weighted average for the residential class. This data, comparing