Residents in some parts of Cape Coast have resorted to wells and sachet water for domestic chores due to erratic flow of treated water from the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL). GWCL announced fortnight ago a decision to ration water due to the dry season, which it said was affecting water supply to some parts … Read more
The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) says it will review the terms of the $126 million desalination plant indefinitely shut down on New Year’s Day. “We can’t tell for now because there is going to be renegotiation between us, government and the owners of the plant; when we are done with the negotiations then will … Read more
A World Bank report has revealed that 19,000 lives are lost in Ghana annually through the effects of open defecation and its related poor sanitation diseases. This is because of the high rate of the menace as only one-fifth of the Ghanaian population has access to improved toilet facilities. The World Bank’s report also said … Read more
The Ghana Water Company is considering a shutdown of its operations at the Barekese and Owabi dams in the Ashanti region if pollution of the water bodies serving the plants is not halted. Managers say the cost of water treatment has become expensive as land reserves around the dams have been encroached on by sand … Read more
Principal Stool Elder, heads and opinion leaders of Tetegu community in the Greater Accra Region yesterday called on the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the Ga South Municipal Assembly, Mr. Joseph Nyarni Stephen, to ensure the continuation of all abandoned projects in the community. A delegation, including Naa Kafui Kuwonu, Queenmother, Happy Atukpa, Asafoatse, Livingston … Read more
Elders of Tetegu and leaders of communities affected by the spillage of the Weija Dam in Accra have called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to impress upon the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) to dredge the Densu River to its original depth of 25 feet. The Weija Dam which is on the Densu River … Read more
The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has begun a nationwide project to replace weak and corroded pipelines, starting from the Greater Accra region. The Head of Communications for the GWCL, Stanley Martey, in an interview with Onua news, said the move will improve the quality of water supply to the people. Currently, the company is … Read more
Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) is warning that all the inhabitants along the Weija Dam catchment area in Accra would be wipe off within seconds should the dam collapse. The GWCL says if it does not spill water to release the dam of pressure, what would happen is a collapse and that would be a … Read more
Poor quality of raw water at the Barekese Dam in the Ashanti Region has forced the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) to cut down on its water production, causing intermittent water supply to some homes in the region. Officials of the company attributed the current poor water quality level to the recent downpour in the … Read more
A total of nine hundred and eight six (986) residents living around the Weija dam in the Greater Accra Region have been displaced. The disaster, according to Today sources was as a result of a recent spillage by the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL). When Today visited the area yesterday, June 28, 2017 it discovered … Read more
The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has cautioned residents living around the Weija Dam in Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region to evacuate following the on-going opening of the dam floodgates. Speaking in an interview with Today in Accra yesterday, Communications Manager of GWCL, Mr. Stanley Martey, noted that the spillage of the dam was as a … Read more
Yesterday’s Parliamentary debate on basic schools with crumbling buildings and the subsequent revelation by the minister of education of a funding gap of $200m to fix the most critical ones, brings to the fore once again, the role of public-private partnerships in delivering quality education for all Ghanaian school children. Education and skills development underpin … Read more
The sale or management contract of Ghana’s electricity corporation, ECG ECG should be privatized and the buyer held strictly responsible for delivering a 99.95% reliability The report that the Nana Akufo-Addo government will not sell the Electricity Company of Ghana outright but retain 51% shares and sell the rest for $498 million (Ghanaweb May 23, … Read more
The $150 million World Bank-funded Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) Sanitation and Water Project coordinators is set to run its course without any significant overhaul of Accra’s sanitation system. The only part of the project that seems to actively ongoing involves the provision of toilets, even then, the project has only managed to provide 900 … Read more
The $150 million Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) Sanitation and Water Project coordinators is set to run its course without any significant overhaul of Accra’s sanitation system. The only part of the project that seems to actively ongoing involves the provision of toilets. Even then, the project has only managed to provide 900 out of the projected 12,500 … Read more
The Ghana Water Company Limited has warned last night’s nationwide power outage could interrupt water supply across the country. The entire country was plunged into darkness on Wednesday night as a result of a system failure, the cause of which is yet to be traced. Public Relations Officer of the GWCL, Mr Stanley Martey, speaking … Read more
What is the circumference of the planet earth? No need to be specific, but we know it would make a baobab tree look very, very small. With that in mind, consider this, if all the people living in rural areas without access to clean water stood in a queue it would go around the earth … Read more
Consumers in the Central Region owe the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) to the tune of GH¢57,555,428.00 with Government debt amounting to more than GH¢41.2M. The government debt constitutes the cost of water consumed by various government agencies including the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) and second cycle and tertiary institutions in the Region. … Read more
GHANA yesterday marked World Water Day with a call on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to intervene in the illegal mining activities currently going on in the country. World Water Day is celebrated March 22 every year to focus on the importance of universal access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene in developing and developed countries. However, … Read more
The imminent threat of Ghana’s water resources running dry in a few years gets scarier by the day. Water treatment plants are being shut down one after the other almost every time, due to pollution, largely by activities of illegal gold miners. Head of Communications at the Ghana Water Company, Steve Mantey, on the Citi … Read more