Residents across Ghana should not expect uninterrupted 24-hour water supply for now, as Ghana Water Limited (GWL) has admitted that its current operational capacity is insufficient to serve all consumers continuously.
The company says it is managing its available water resources to ensure that communities receive some level of supply, despite existing limitations in its distribution network.
Chief Manager for Corporate Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation at GWL, Michael Tawiah Klutse, disclosed this during an interview on the Citi Breakfast Show on Tuesday, November 10, explaining that geographical differences, particularly the elevation of communities, further complicate water distribution.
He noted that residents in higher-lying communities face greater difficulties accessing water because additional infrastructure and interventions are required to generate sufficient pressure to push water through the distribution network.
According to him, communities situated in lower-lying areas generally receive water more easily because of the natural flow and pressure within the system.
Klutse stressed that the company’s existing capacity does not allow it to guarantee uninterrupted supply to every household, adding that its immediate priority is to distribute the available water resources among consumers.
“We don’t have the capacity to serve every single person 24/7 at the moment. What we have is what we are managing for everybody to get something,” he said.
Explaining the challenges confronting communities at higher elevations, he added: “If an area is a bit at elevations that are higher than our normal flow, we need to put in interventions to be able to build up pressure to those areas.”
The disclosure highlights the operational and infrastructure challenges facing GWL in its efforts to achieve consistent water distribution, particularly in communities where geographical conditions make the delivery of water more difficult.
