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05 Nov

Parts Of Accra To Be Hit By Water Shortage – GWCL

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The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has released a statement to inform its valued customers about the ongoing technical challenges at the Weija Treatment Plant, which have resulted in a water production shortfall, causing low pressures and erratic water flow in various areas. The GWCL management has identified several factors contributing to the current situation, including faulty equipment, increased demand, routine maintenance works, and unforeseen circumstances. This situation has significantly affected the Western Accra region, including communities like Gbawe, McCarthy Hill, Anyaa, Lapaz, and Darkuman, especially due to their elevated locations. In response to these challenges, the GWCL management is…

16 Apr

GWCL Calls On Residents To Cooperate In Revenue Mobilisation Exercise.

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The Regional Chief Manager of the Ghana Water Company Limited ( GWCL) in Bolgatanga, Mr. William Kofi Afoakwa, has appealed to the general public within the region, to give their utmost cooperation in the ongoing nationwide revenue mobilization exercise. He made the call in the wake of the ongoing nationwide revenue mobilization exercise by their outfit. He spoke to GhanaWeb's Upper East Regional Correspondent, Sarah Dubure. He pointed that their cooperation would enable them to achieve their target, and consequently serve them better. "They should cooperate with us. We want maximum co-operation to achieve our target and also, to serve…

07 Mar

28 GWCL Customers In Court For Non-Payment Of GH¢327,579 Bill

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The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) in the Western Region has taken 28 defaulting customers in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis to court, for failing to pay water bills, totalling GH¢327,579.39. The defaulters included hotels, churches, government institutions, transport companies, private individuals and residential customers. A statement issued by the Central and Western Regions Communication Manager of the GWCL, Nana Yaw Barima Barnie, copied the Ghanaian Times, on Friday, said the customers where mostly those who have defaulted payment between two and six years and have even been disconnected. It said the customers have refused to pay their water bills despite strenuous…

24 Jan

GWCL Announces Water Rationing In Greater Accra, Other Regions

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The Management of Ghana Water Company Limited has announced rationing of water supply as raw water bodies from various sources deplete due to the cut down of trees. In a statement, the Ghana Water Company Limited revealed that consumers may encounter erratic flow of water in some parts of the country, especially the Greater Accra, Ashanti, Central Western and Northern regions. “With the onset of the dry season, the entire country is expected to experience challenges with water supply because of the depletion of raw water from the various water bodies,” the statement said. Speaking on News Desk on Monday, the Head…

05 Jan

ECG, GWCL, BoG & GRA Among Institutions Under Probe By OSP

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The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has listed cases it is investigating. In its half-yearly report for the period between August and December, 2022, the Office stated that over 120 cases involving individuals and state-owned institutions are under investigation for corruption-related matters. Among the institutions are the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), the Gaming Commission of Ghana (GCG), the National Sports Authority (NSA), the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), the Bank of Ghana (BoG) and the Ghana Police Service (GPS). For ECG, the Office is investigating suspected corruption and corruption–related offences in respect of the termination of a Distribution, Loss Reduction and Associated Network Improvement Project contract between the Company and Beijing Xiao Cheng Technology (BXC).…

07 Dec

Tema Residents To Experience 48-Hour Disruption In Water Supply

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The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) is working to replace 40-year-old pumps at the Tema Booster Station as a result of which residents in and around Tema are to experience a 48-hour disruption in water supply. The Tema Booster Station is where water from the Kpong Treatment station is stored and further treated before distributing to communities in that eastern part of Accra. The exercise would last from Wednesday, December 7 to Friday, December 9, 2022, a statement signed by Mr Stanley Martey, GWCL Head of Public Relations and Communications, copied to the Ghana News Agency, said on Tuesday. The…

23 Nov

Okyenhene Wants Galamseyers Arrested As GWCL Shuts Down Kyebi Treatment Plant Again

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The Ghana Water Company Limited has shut down its Kyebi Treatment Plant due to high turbidity as a result of the continuous pollution of river Birim by illegal miners, popularly known as galamseyers. This was made known by the Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin II, during a courtesy call on him by the Association of Small-Scale Miners. The Okyehene called for the immediate arrest of illegal miners operating in Kyebi and its environs. The Overlord of the Akyem Abuakwa State added that the recklessness of illegal miners who are mining day and night in the Birim river is posing a…

27 Sep

GWCL To Shut Nawuni Plant Over Bagre Dam Spillage

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The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has stated that it will temporarily shut down its Nawuni plant at Dalun in the Kumbungu District in the Northern Region to protect the installations from destruction if the spillage of excess water from the Bagre and Kompinega dams in Burkina Faso continues. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) for the Northern and Upper regions of the GWCL, Nicholas Nii Abbey, told the Daily Graphic that the current water level on the White Volta — from which the company extracted water — was rising, and that as of last Saturday, the Nawuni raw water intake…