Ghana Water Company

Ghana Water Company — utility provider facing operational losses of 51–52 per cent; criticized over dam management and water access affordability.

2026-05-122026-08-07

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May 2026
12 MayThe Ghanaian Times
… It is urging government, specifically the Ghana Water Company to immediately halt water disconnections for households unable to pay, describing such actions as violations of the fundamental human right to water. …
GWJN outlines policy recommendations to transform water access, governance

Society

Ghana must end galamsey to honor crash victims, activists say

The News

On the first anniversary of an August 6 helicopter crash that killed eight people, Awula Serwah, coordinator of Eco-Conscious Citizens, called for decisive action against illegal mining, describing it as an "ongoing ecocide" and arguing that Ghana owes it to all who have died from the practice—including children in mining pits, mothers from mercury poisoning, and police officers drowned pursuing miners.

6 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Yesterday

Ghana must end galamsey to honor crash victims, activists say
On the first anniversary of an August 6 helicopter crash that killed eight people, Awula Serwah, coordinator of Eco-Conscious Citizens, called for decisive action against illegal mining, describing it as an "ongoing ecocide" and arguing that Ghana owes it to all who have died from the practice—including children in mining pits, mothers from mercury poisoning, and police officers drowned pursuing miners.
6 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's fight against galamsey has reached hopelessness, expert warns
Deputy Director of A Rocha Ghana Daryl Bosu says the country has reached "a point of hopelessness" in combating illegal mining, with systems put in place failing to deliver results despite government interventions and the deaths of eight officials in last year's helicopter crash. He called for urgent protection of forest reserves and river bodies, and warned against selective enforcement of anti-galamsey measures.
6 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 17 July

Central Region launches cholera prevention campaign after flooding
The Central Regional Health Directorate has launched a public-education campaign targeting market women, traders, food vendors, schools and community leaders to strengthen cholera-prevention measures through hygiene demonstrations and safe-water handling advice. The initiative was prompted by recurring cholera outbreaks, particularly following recent floods in the region.
17 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Central Region launches cholera-prevention education campaign
The Central Regional Health Directorate has launched an intensive public-education campaign targeting market women, traders, food vendors, schools, and community leaders with hygiene demonstrations and safe-water handling advice. The initiative was prompted by recurring cholera outbreaks, especially following recent floods in the region.
17 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 29 June

EPA cites plastic waste, blocked waterways as flooding drivers
Ghana's Environmental Protection Authority links plastic pollution, construction on waterways, and blocked drainage systems to worsening floods. The EPA CEO says a planned styrofoam ban and phase-out of single-use plastics could help reduce flood-related disasters.
29 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 25 June

GUTA president attributes utility woes to operational inefficiencies
Ghana Union of Traders' Associations president Clement Boateng says utility providers' financial difficulties stem from operational inefficiencies—including theft, illegal connections and wastage—rather than the need for tariff increases. He cited Ghana Water Company's operational losses of 51–52 per cent and the electricity sector's 32 per cent losses, arguing consumers should not bear the cost through frequent rate hikes announced by PURC for July 2026.
25 June 2026 · Joy Online →
GUTA president disputes basis for latest utility tariff hikes
The Ghana Union of Traders' Associations president says current economic conditions do not justify the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission's third-quarter tariff increases, which raised electricity tariffs by 3.49 per cent and water tariffs by 0.85 per cent largely due to exchange rate pressures.
25 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 15 June

Titus Glover calls for arrests of Densu River polluters
Former Deputy Minister Titus Glover has called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of those responsible for polluting the Densu River, warning that indiscriminate dumping of refuse poses a threat to public health and water security in the Greater Accra Region. He attributed the problem to an attitudinal issue rather than government failure, stating that enforcement is necessary to deter further pollution.
15 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 9 June

State enterprises turned profit in 2024, lost GH¢9.7bn overall
The 2024 State Ownership Report shows 35 of 54 state-owned enterprises turned a profit, but the sector posted a net loss of GH¢9.68 billion after tax, worse than the GH¢7.14 billion loss in 2023, driven by losses at a handful of giant utilities and currency revaluation effects from the weakening cedi.
9 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

Friday 29 May

Weija-Gbawe residents blame authorities for flood warning failure
Residents of flood-hit communities in Weija-Gbawe say the Ghana Water Company failed to notify them before opening the dam, despite assembly members alerting officials about rising water levels days earlier. Local leaders say an established emergency communication system was not activated, and residents were assured spillage would be managed carefully only for the dam to be opened in the afternoon.
29 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 12 May

Ghana Water Justice Network urges affordability and access reforms
The Ghana Water Justice Network, a coalition of civil society organisations, has issued policy recommendations to transform water access and governance, calling on government and the Ghana Water Company to halt disconnections for households unable to pay and to prioritise affordable, universal access to water as a fundamental human right.
12 May 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →