GWCL Experiences Huge Water Loss For The First Half Of This Year–GWCL Boss Tell Ghanaians
For the first half of 2023, according to the Managing Director, Ghana Water Company Limited, Ing.Dr Clifford Abdullah Braimah, the company's total water production amounted to 164,652,659.67 cubic meters (m3).
Freeman Koryekpor 
THE GHANA WATER Company Limited (GWCL) has recorded a considerable water loss of 76,235,600.84 m3, which translates to 46% of the total water produced.
For the first half of 2023, according to the Managing Director, Ghana Water Company Limited, Ing.Dr Clifford Abdullah Braimah, the company's total water production amounted to 164,652,659.67 cubic meters (m3).
“However, and regrettably, we experienced a considerable water loss of 76,235,600.84 m3, which translates to 46% of the total water produced. This loss consists of two major components: physical losses and commercial losses,” he said.
The physical losses which were the result of leaks and other issues within the company's distribution network accounted for 53 per cent of the total water loss, equivalent to 40,404,868.45 m3, he said.
Commercial losses on the other hand attributed to issues such as water theft and billing inaccuracies, comprised 47 per cent of the total water loss, amounting to 35,830,732.39 m3.
Dr. Braimah, who disclosed this on Monday at a press briefing in Accra on the company's status and accomplishments in the past few years to customers.
Such illegalities, he said, cost the company and the nation huge sums of money that would in turn affect the water systems and supply in the country.
To ensure efficient water distribution and minimise non-revenue water (NRW) that's water produced but not generating revenue due to various losses, the GWCL had procured and installed over 400 water meters made up of magnetic and ultrasonic clamp-on meters on 90 water systems, he said
The company had also installed approximately 60,000 Smart Meters for drive-by Automatic Meter and Fixed Network Readings in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) region, transforming the districts into Smart Districts.
The company was also replacing all faulty meters in all regions and undertaking a water loss reduction performance-based contracting.
