Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) says water supply to parts of Accra will improve in the coming months after a water shortage hit the eastern parts of the capital and other areas.
This comes on the back of the company purchasing four new water pumping systems to boost water production capacity in Accra.
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This is expected to reduce water rationing in the capital after months of water shortage.
Accra inhabitants had reasonably stable access to water prior to the failure of two water pumping systems at the Weija treatment facility, which provides the Accra-Tema Metropolitan Assembly with around 26 million gallons of water annually.
Achimota, Westlands, and Alogboshie are among the western Accra neighbourhoods that saw extensive water rationing as a result of the problem, which also caused a 20% reduction in capacity.
Regional Chief Manager Ing. Charles Tulashie explained the reason for the purchasing of these four new water pumping systems.
“Our average production capacity is 120,000 cubic meters per day. However, over the past three months, we’ve faced challenges with our old pumps, which have reduced our production capacity to about 20%. This has affected areas such as Achimota, Tesano, North Kaneshie, Dansoman, and Kasoa corridor.”
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GWCL is optimistic this would restore full water production and supply in Accra.
