Ghana Water Limited boosts supply capacity in Accra

The Ghana Water Limited (GWL) has installed new pumps at the intake of the Weija Treatment Plant in Accra to improve water supply.

The project, which cost €6.2 million, was funded through the company’s internally generated funds (IGF) and would increase the pumping capacity from 120,000 cubic metres to 145,000 cubic metres.

This translates to an additional 25,000 cubic metres of water supply per day.

In addition, the company has built a new control room, office and washrooms for staff to provide them with a conducive working environment. 

Water supply

Yesterday, the Managing Director (MD) of the GWL, Dr Clifford Braimah, led an operational team to conduct some journalists around the water system for an inspection.

Speaking after the inspection, Dr Braimah noted that the increased water supply was expected to benefit communities downstream, including areas that had previously experienced water shortages.

He said those downstream who were not getting water, like Weija, were now getting water.

"If you translate it to per capita consumption of the individuals in Accra, if you use 100 litres per person per day, what it means is that with these two pumps alone, we are adding 250,000 people a day," Dr Braimah explained.

He said the GWL was also working to add two more pumps to the system by the close of the year, which will further increase the water supply capacity.

"When we add the two other pumps, one is going to be on standby. So we're just adding a third one. We are expecting that about 420,000 people will be included in the supply chain," Dr Braimah said.

Commitment

The MD emphasised that the GWL was committed to providing reliable and efficient water supply services to the people of Accra, using funds generated from its operations.

"We don't get subvention from the Government of Ghana. Everything that you see us do is from our internally generated funds," he said.

He appealed to consumers to pay their bills promptly to enable the company to deliver on its mandate.

Beneficiary areas

The Production Manager of the GWL, Dr Hadisu Alhassan, said with the installation of the two pumps production had moved from 26.4 million gallons per day to 32 million gallons per day, an increase of about six million gallons.

With this addition, he said, it was expected that 250,000 people per day would benefit from the improved supply.

Dr Alhassan said the beneficiary areas include Kaneshie, Darkuman, Sowutuom, Kwashibu, Lapaz, Abeka, Fadama, Tesano and some parts of Achimota.