Ghana Water Needs GH¢3.5bn for Pipeline Overhaul (Old Infrastructure Drives Accra Shortages!)
Adam Mutawakilu, the Managing Director of Ghana Water Limited, has said that replacing the country’s old and weak water transmission pipelines would cost more than 3.5 billion Ghana cedis (US$356 million), which is too much money for the company to afford. He said on the Joy Super Morning Show that most of the big transmission lines are not working at full capacity and need to be replaced right away. However, the utility only makes about 1.8 billion cedis (about US$100–150 million) a year before paying for things like salaries and maintenance, which makes it hard for them to afford it. He said that the frequent water shortages in Accra and some parts of the Greater Accra Region are mostly caused by old pipelines, old plants, and low revenue despite rising demand. He stressed that without major investments in both production and distribution infrastructure, service interruptions and public dissatisfaction will only get worse.
