The Managing Director of Ghana Water Limited (GWL), Adam Mutawakilu, has disclosed that the utility company is grappling with severe financial and operational challenges, including a staggering debt of over GHC1 billion inherited from the previous administration.
Speaking on RV3's Hot Issues programme with Keminni Amanor, Mutawakilu laid bare the difficulties facing the state utility provider, explaining, "We inherited over GHC1 billion in debt from the previous government.
We will take about three years to settle our debts without expenditure." Beyond the financial burden, he pointed to structural inefficiencies and water losses that continue to hamper the company's service delivery. "As of December 2024, 52 percent of water production, equivalent to over 150 million gallons, is untraceable through physical leakages or illegal tracing," he revealed.
Accra, the nation's capital, is especially affected, suffering from a significant supply shortfall. "We have a production shortfall because the demand for Accra is 220 million gallons, but we produce 140.
