Advancing the Adoption of Net Metering: An Economic Assessment of Grid-Tied Solar Photovoltaic Systems in Urban Homes in Ghana

Table 5

Ghana’s approved consumer electricity tariffs [83].

Customer	Measure (kWh)	Tariff charged (GH₵/kWh)	Tariff charged (USD/kWh)^b
Lifeline residential customers	0–30^a	0.645 GH₵/kWh	0.059 USD/kWh
Service charge	—	2.130 GH₵/month	0.194 USD/kWh
All other residential	0–300	1.370 GH₵/kWh	0.125 USD/kWh
	301–600	1.778 GH₵/kWh	0.162 USD/kWh
	600+	1.975 GH₵/kWh	0.180 USD/kWh
Service charge	—	10.731 GH₵/month	0.977 USD/kWh

^aElectricity consumption for lifeline customers. ^bComputed using an exchange rate of 1 GH₵ =0.091 US$, obtained from the Bank of Ghana database using June 2023 as benchmark.