Former GWCL staff arrested for stealing pipes at Larteh
By Gloria Edinam Atiase A 52-year-old former staff of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), who resigned from the Amanorkrom Office in 2022, Abraham Asare, has been arrested by the police at Larteh in the Akuapem North Municipality in the Eastern Region for stealing 23 pieces of eight inches of ductile iron pipes. The Eastern […]
Water supply to communities affected by Spillage of Akosombo and Kpong Dams will not be contaminated by debris- GWCL
By Hannah Dadzie The Ghana Water Company Limited, GWCL says water supply to communities affected by the Spillage of Akosombo and Kpong Dams will not be contaminated by the debris from the Spillage including mortuaries. GWCL said this in reaction to reports that debris from the spillage could contaminate water supply to the affected areas. […]
GWCL staff, PUWU protest over appointment of Collins Nuntwiri as Deputy MD
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The Public Utilities Workers Union (PUWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) and some staff of the urban water management body, the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) are protesting the nomination of a Deputy Managing Director, Finance and Administration, Collins Nuntwiri to the company. The profile of the purported nominee indicates that […]
Acute water shortage hits parts of Sowutuom in Accra
Residents of Race Course, a suburb of Sowutuom in the Greater Accra Region, are expressing dismay regarding an acute water problem which has raging for months. Some residents complain that their taps have not been flowing since January and attempts to get the Ghana Water Company Limited, GWCL, to find out why have proved futile. […]
Upper East Region: No water cuts during holidays, Ghana Water assures
By: Emmanuel Akayeti The Production Manager of the Upper East Regional branch of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), Abdul-Rahim Seidu, has assured customers of uninterrupted water supply as adequate measures have been put in place to cater to their needs ” as they celebrate Christmas and the New Year”. Speaking to our Correspondent Emmanuel […]
PURC resolves more than 1,000 complaints in Western Region
The Western Regional Office of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has received a total of 1,064 complaints from consumers of utility services between January and August this year. Out of the number, the PURC resolved 1,036 in relation to quality of service, frequent power outages, voltage fluctuations, no flow of water and pipe bursts […]
GWCL using ten times more of chemicals to treat water; threatens to shut down machines
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has revealed that it currently uses ten times more chemicals refining water at most of its various water treatment plants before distributing due to the negative impact of illegal small-scale mining (Galamsey). According to the urban water distributing company, the current turbidity of water from most […]
Ghana Water Company to grant amnesty to some defaulting customers
The Ghana Water Company Limited, GWCL, will from next month(August) grant amnesty to some defaulting customers in a bid to collect all arrears owed the company. A statement signed by the Head of Public Relations and Communications at the GWCL, Stanley Martey, said customers with two or more months’ arrears will be pardoned to enable […]
Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources to begin House-to-House water audit
By Yvonne Atilego The Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources will soon start a house-to-house audit of water consumed in houses across the country. This the Ministry says will be done with the Ghana Water Company Limited, GWCL. Sector Minister Cecelia Abena Dapaah who made this known to the media in Accra said the water […]
