Commercial water losses continue to undermine the financial stability and operational capacity of Ghana Water Limited (GWL), the company’s Managing Director, Mr. Adam Mutawakilu, has warned.
He cautioned that if left unchecked, commercial water losses could cripple GWL’s ability to meet rising urban demand, stressing that the company already spends heavily on electricity, treatment chemicals, and network maintenance.
Mr. Mutawakilu, speaking at a stakeholder engagement workshop in Accra on Monday, said illegal connections, meter bypasses, tampering, and non-payment for water had combined to cost the
utility millions of cedis in lost revenue, threatening its ability to expand infrastructure, maintain aging networks, and ensure reliable supply.
Mr Mutawakilu said, “Every drop of water lost to theft is a drop denied to a community. These practices not only rob GWL of revenue but also deny thousands of households, schools, and hospitals their fair share of safe, treated water.”
The workshop, with support from the World Bank and the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) Project, provided a platform for open dialogue among stakeholders as part of a broader strategy aimed at shaping policy interventions and operational reforms that can curb these losses.
It brought together regulators, assemblies, development partners, law enforcement agencies, customers, and the media.
