President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commissioned Phase Three of the Five Districts Water Supply Project at Adaklu in the Volta Region, reaffirming the government’s commitment to expanding access to safe and reliable water across the country.
The project, for which the President cut the sod in September 2020, was financed through a €11.5 million concessional facility from Raiffeisen Bank International AG of Austria.
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The newly completed phase will provide potable water to an estimated 89,150 residents in 95 communities across the Central Tongu, Adaklu and Agotime-Ziope districts.
Speaking at the commissioning ceremony, President Akufo-Addo said the project included the construction of three reinforced concrete water storage tanks at Adaklu Kpeleho, Adaklu Sofa and Adaklu Kpatove, a booster station at Adaklu Kpeleho and the installation of 175 kilometres of water pipelines.
He disclosed that planning for Phase Four of the project was already underway as part of the government’s broader strategy to ensure all regions have access to adequate, affordable and reliable water services.
The President said the government also remained committed to achieving universal access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene by 2030, in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
He noted that the administration was pursuing a multi-faceted approach centred on improved governance and stronger sector institutions to accelerate equitable access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services nationwide.
Highlighting progress made in the water sector, President Akufo-Addo cited the Ghana-Spain Debt Swap Water Supply Improvement Project, commissioned in September 2020 at a cost of US$3.78 million, which is expanding access to water for about 75,000 people in 36 rural and small-town communities in the Ho, Ho West, Agotime-Ziope and South Dayi districts.
He said outstanding works under that project were expected to be completed by March the following year.
The President also referenced the Sustainable Rural Water and Sanitation Project, under which cluster water systems at Bontrase and Amasamkrom in the Central Region were commissioned with funding from a US$47.5 million International Development Association (IDA) credit facility.
According to him, similar projects have been implemented across 11 of Ghana’s 16 regions, benefiting more than 154,000 people through the construction of piped water systems, household sanitation facilities and hygiene education programmes.
President Akufo-Addo further disclosed that the €30 million Rural Communities and Small Towns Water Supply Project, covering the Volta, Oti, Greater Accra, Ashanti and Eastern regions, was approximately 17 per cent complete and would ultimately benefit about 282,000 people.
On urban water supply, he said the Keta Water Supply Project, estimated at more than €85 million, would improve water reliability for about 422,160 residents in Keta and surrounding communities upon its expected completion in December 2024.
He added that the €39 million Wenchi Water Project would provide a new water treatment plant and rehabilitate existing groundwater infrastructure to meet the area’s water needs until 2045, serving an estimated 101,870 people.
The President also announced that the €70 million Sekondi-Takoradi Water Supply Project, expected to be completed by September 2025, would benefit approximately 1.4 million residents.
He further revealed that feasibility studies for the proposed Sogakope-Lomé Transboundary Water Supply Project were 98 per cent complete, with the initiative expected to improve access to safe drinking water for about four million people, including residents in Keta, Ketu South, Ketu North, South Tongu and Akatsi South in the Volta Region.
