Managing Director of Ghana Water Limited (GWL), Adam Mutawakilu, has revealed that more than half of the water produced by the company is not accounted for due to infrastructure weaknesses and illegal connections.
Speaking in an interview on the Citi Breakfast Show with Bernard Avle on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, Mr. Mutawakilu said Ghana’s daily water demand stands at about 350 million gallons, while current production levels fall far below that figure.
“The demand is about 350 million gallons a day. That means that with everything being equal, that is the amount of water we are to produce every day. But currently, we produce 214 million gallons, so about 136 million gallons short every day,” he said.
He noted that the situation is particularly severe in Accra, which accounts for between 60 and 70% of national water demand.
“If we narrow it down to Accra, the demand daily is 210 million, and we produce 137 million. Accra alone takes about 60 to 70 percent of the demand, so we have a shortfall of about 73 million in Accra,” he explained.
Mr. Mutawakilu attributed the high level of water losses to challenges within the transmission and distribution system, describing much of the infrastructure as weak and outdated.
“When you take that, and you come to transmission and distribution, that is another problem. We have most of the infrastructure being weak. Also, we have illegal connections. People use the water without paying, so 52 percent of the water produced is unaccounted for,” he said.
He stressed that addressing infrastructure deficits and illegal connections is critical to improving water supply and reducing losses across the country.
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