Mr Frederick Christian Lokko, Managing Director, GWCL, is leading an effort to turn the fortunes of the company around.

Ghana water breaks new grounds

Nana Yaw Barima Barnie May - 04 - 2016 , 16:24

Ghana’s sole urban water provider started as the Ghana Water and Sewerage Corporation (GWSC) and has evolved over the years into what is today known as the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL).

The company currently operates 86 water systems throughout the country, with an average production of 192 million gallons per day, while the average demand stands at 250 million gallons per day.

It has 15 regional offices, five operational units and 75 district offices.

In 1999, the GWSC was converted into a wholly state-owned limited liability with responsibility for urban water supply only.

Challenges and turnaround

In 2015, the management of the company realised that there were a host of operational and managerial challenges that continued to hamper its performance. Its financial position was very weak due to low revenue collection and mounting arrears.

In a bid to revamp its operations, therefore, the management d