President Akufo-Addo has inaugurated phase three of the Five Districts Water Supply Project in Adaklu, Volta Region.

The project, costing €11.5 million and funded by Raiffeisen Bank International AG of Austria, will provide clean and safe water to 89,150 people in 95 communities.

The project includes the construction of concrete tanks, a water booster station, and water pipelines.

The government's commitment is to ensure adequate and reliable water services across all regions of the country.

“We are also committed to ensuring that we practice safe sanitation and hygiene by the year 2030, in line with the attainment of the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Our strategic goal is to use a multi-faceted approach, with emphasis on governance and sector institutional strengthening, to accelerate access to equitable WASH services throughout Ghana,” he said.

President Akufo-Addo highlighted the progress made by his government in providing clean water and sanitation for all.

He mentioned the commissioning of completed projects under the Water Supply Improvement Project and the Sustainable Rural Water and Sanitation Project, which have benefited various regions in the country.

These projects include the construction of piped water supply systems, support for latrine construction, and hygiene education.

The Rural Communities and Small Towns Water Supply Project is also underway, aiming to improve water delivery in multiple regions. The project is currently 17% complete and will benefit a population of approximately 282,000.

Urban Communities – “Water for All”

Touching on the “Water for All” Agenda in urban communities, President stated that the Keta Water Supply Project, being implemented by the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources through the Ghana Water Company Limited, would also improve the reliability and sustainability of water supply to a beneficiary population of some 422,160 in Keta and surrounding communities, at an estimated cost of €85,112,854.

Works under this Project, he indicated, are expected to be completed by December 2024.

Additionally, the Wenchi Water Project, being constructed at a cost of €39 million involves the construction of a new water treatment facility, and the rehabilitation of the existing ground water system to meet current and future water requirements of the community until 2045.

“The Project is expected to serve some 101,870 people living within Wenchi and its environs,” he said

On the Sekondi-Takoradi Water Supply Project, which would cost some €70 million, and which would serve a beneficiary population of some 1.4 million within Sekondi-Takoradi communities, President Akufo-Addo stated that the project is expected to be completed by September 2025.

“The feasibility studies for the proposed Sogakope-Lome Transboundary Water Supply Project are ninety-eight percent (98%) complete, and funding would be sought to achieve sustainable improvement to access to drinking water for four million consumers in the Project area. In Ghana, the Project beneficiaries will include the Southern Volta area, more specifically the Municipal/Districts of Keta, Ketu South, Ketu North, South Tongu and Akatsi South,” he added.