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Ghana Water Company [6] Limited was established on 1 July 1999, following the conversion of Ghana Water and Sewerage Corporation into a state-owned limited liability company under the Statutory Corporations (Conversion to Companies) Act 461 of 1993 as amended by LI 1648.
In the main Northern Region of Ghana alone, 32% of the 2.5 million residents lack access to improved water sources and must often resort to contaminated drinking-water. [16] Regarding sanitation, only 14% of the total population of Ghana are using an improved sanitation facility as of 2010.
Providing access to potable water at affordable prices to low income consumers: The number of connections increased from 364,000 to 438,000. However, water tariffs increased by 80%. There was no specific target concerning access of the poor to water included in the management contract.
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The reforms aim at increasing cost recovery and a modernization of the urban utility Ghana Water Company Ltd. (GWCL), [36] as well as of rural water supply systems. [37] The National Water Policy (NWP), launched at the beginning of 2008, seeks to introduce a comprehensive sector policy. [38]
Weija Dam is a dam on the Densu River which supports the main water treatment plant for Accra. It is operated by the Ghana Water Company. The dam supplies about 80 percent of the potable water for the entire city of Accra and its surrounding environs. [1] [2] [3] Its construction began in 1974 and was completed in 1978 by Messrs Tahi, an ...
[12] [13] Braimah has stated that by the end of his term Ghana Water would be a world class water supply company. [ 14 ] As managing director of the national water supplier, Clifford Braimah has undertaken several projects to improve water delivery to all parts of the country.
Barekese Dam is a dam on the Ofin River that supports the main water treatment plant for Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, supplying about 80 percent of the potable water for the city and its surrounding environs. [5] [6] It is operated by the Ghana Water Company.