The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) says it will require some 2-billion dollar capital\u00a0injection to achieve 100% water coverage for all Ghanaians by the year 2025.<\/p>\n
This amount is required to successfully undertake and complete some 20 major planned projects across the country to facilitate water distribution and access.<\/p>\n
At a press conference on Tuesday, the Head of Corporate Communications at the Ghana Water Company, Stanley Martey, said between 2013 and 2015 the, company has improved access to water by 13%.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”ArV16wQ0ZO0uSfO5ySgwM86chejokurK”]According to him, other ongoing projects valued at over 6,00 million dollars, were expected to also improve access to water by 10%.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom 2013 to 2015, we have been able to complete several projects nationwide. The total cost is 768 million dollars, and this has increased our coverage from 64% to 77%, so we\u2019ve increased it by 13%. So we have a number of projects ongoing and the total cost is 676 million dollars and this will further increase our coverage by 10%.2.<\/p>\n
He mentioned\u00a0some of the projects to include, \u201cthe Nsawam water project, the Kwahu range, Wa water supply, Akim Oda, Akwatia, Winneba water project,\u00a0 the Greater Accra water and sanitation project \u00a0and the Cape Coast water supply.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c…So there are several projects that are ongoing in every region of the country. We have 20 major planned projects nationwide apart from what I\u2019ve mentioned, and we will require two billion dollars so that we will be able to attain the 100% access to water for\u00a0the people of Ghana,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
43% of Ghana\u2019s urban dwellers rely on sachet water<\/strong><\/p>\n Meanwhile, despite the various achievements made by the GWCL, many Ghanaians still complain about lack of access to water, and have also questioned the quality of water from the company.<\/p>\n A\u00a02014 Demographic and Health Survey report by the Ghana Health Service and the Ghana Statistical Service, revealed that 43% of Ghana\u2019s urban dwellers<\/a><\/strong><\/span> depend on sachet water as a source of drinking water.<\/p>\n It also showed that about 41% rural dwellers resort to tube well or borehole for water.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Godwin A. Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n