GWL says it lacks capacity to provide 24-hour water supply to all consumers

The Ghana Water Limited (GWL) says its current operational capacity does not allow it to provide uninterrupted water supply to all consumers across the country.

The company says it is managing its available resources to ensure that communities receive water, although it cannot guarantee a round-the-clock supply.

The Chief Manager for Corporate Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation at GWL, Michael Tawiah Klutse, said geographical differences, particularly the elevation of communities, also affect the distribution of water.

He explained that residents in areas situated at higher elevations face greater difficulties accessing water because additional infrastructure and interventions are required to generate sufficient pressure to transport water to those locations.

Mr Klutse said communities in lower-lying areas generally have better access because water can reach them more easily through the existing distribution network.

He noted that the company's limited capacity makes it difficult to maintain a continuous supply to every household.

"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 on Citi Breakfast Show on Tuesday, November 10.

He added that additional measures were necessary to increase water pressure in communities located above the normal flow level.

"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," he explained.