{"id":389992,"date":"2018-01-09T13:45:37","date_gmt":"2018-01-09T13:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=389992"},"modified":"2018-01-09T14:11:43","modified_gmt":"2018-01-09T14:11:43","slug":"teshie-nungua-residents-cry-over-shutdown-of-desalination-plant-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/01\/teshie-nungua-residents-cry-over-shutdown-of-desalination-plant-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Teshie, Nungua residents cry over shutdown of desalination plant [Report]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Residents of Teshie, Nungua and other surrounding communities, have expressed their dissatisfaction with the poor quality and inconsistency of water supply to the area following the shutdown of the desalination plant by the Ghana Water Company.<\/p>\n<p>According to them, they receive water only twice each week, which takes place at dawn, making life unbearable for them.<\/p>\n<p>They lamented that the quality of water was poor, especially as it appeared brownish in colour with an unpleasant smell.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghana Water Company ordered the shutdown of the plant effective January 1, 2018, for a renegotiation of the contractual agreement between the company and the managers of the plant, Messrs Befessa.<\/p>\n<p>A statement announcing the shutdown further indicated that, the Accra and Tema Booster stations will serve as alternative water sources for the affected areas.<\/p>\n<p>The development has negatively affected residents in other areas such as\u00a0Lashibi, Tema Communities 16, 17 and 18, Adoigono, Baatsona, Coastal Estates, Greda Estates, Regimanuel Estates, all of Spintex and surrounding communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the desalination plant<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Accra desalination plant is located at Nungua in the Kpeshie district, and it is the first desalination plant built in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>It started commercial operation in March 2015, and was officially inaugurated in April 2015. The $125m project has a capacity to desalinate 60,000m<sup>3<\/sup>\u00a0of sea water daily, providing fresh water to more than 300,000 people in some municipalities of the Greater Accra Region.<\/p>\n<p>It marks a significant step in improving drinking water facilities in the country, which is witnessing rapid population growth.<\/p>\n<p>The plant was designed, constructed and is being operated by Befesa Desalination Developments Ghana, a joint venture of Abengoa Water Investments Ghana, Daye Water Investment (Ghana), and local partner Hydrocol.<\/p>\n<p>Befesa operates and will maintain the plant for 25 years. Construction started in November 2012, creating 400 direct and indirect jobs in the region.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Citi News<\/strong>\u2019 Anass Seidu visited some of the affected areas and filed this report.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listen to the full report below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/380990633&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true&amp;visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Anass Seidu\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Residents of Teshie, Nungua and other surrounding communities, have expressed their dissatisfaction with the poor quality and inconsistency of water supply to the area following the shutdown of the desalination plant by the Ghana Water Company. 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