Consumer policy think tank, CUTS International, has called on government to urgently intervene in the pricing of sachet water, warning against any move to impose uniform prices across the market.
The Director of the West Africa Regional Centre of CUTS International, Appiah Kusi Adomako, urged the Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry (MOTAI) and the Attorney General to engage the National Association of Sachet and Packaged Water Producers (NASPAWAP) to withdraw any directive that enforces standardised pricing.
His call follows an announcement by the National Association of Sachet and Packaged Water Producers of an upward adjustment in sachet water prices, set to take effect from April 6, 2026, citing rising production costs and global supply challenges.
Mr Adomako warned that while government intervention is necessary in certain cases, particularly to prevent market failures such as collusion, it must not undermine competition within the industry.
He stressed that firms should be allowed to determine their own prices based on operational costs, noting that price variation is a natural outcome of a competitive market and ultimately benefits consumers.
”Consumers must benefit from competition. Some brands of sachet water can be sold for GHC 10, some for GHC 12. There is no point for the association to suggest prices at which members should retail their products,” he said.
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