Guinness Ghana Breweries Plc in Accra will be refused water supply until it reaches an agreement with the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) to settle its debt.
The company’s water supply system has been disconnected over a GH¢6.7 million debt.
Speaking to the media, Accra East Regional Manager of GWCL, Emmanuel Ade Johnson noted that Guinness Ghana must first show commitment to clear its debt.
He claimed that the company is yet to provide a payment plan.
“They are one of our major consumers, and we treat our consumers with respect. If their water supply is not good, we go to lengths to improve supply so that they can improve on their businesses. And so they have to come to the drawing table on a specific debt settlement plan. They have to tell us how much they can afford to pay us,” he told CitiNews.
“They have refused to come out with one. They can decide to pay their debts within three or more, that is fine, we have to know. But until then, if they don’t come out with the payment plan, then GWCL will refuse to reconnect them, and we will send the water to other areas that are ready to pay us,” he added.
Meanwhile, Guinness Ghana in a statement issued on May 10, has accused GWCL of taking the action without recourse to resolutions agreed upon from a meeting on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, chaired by the Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources and attended by the Managing Director of GWCL and the leadership of Guinness Ghana.
Also, the company has refuted reports that it has halted operations over the recent incident.
The disconnection of Guinness Ghana’s Achimota site forms part of a revenue mobilisation by GWCL.
Source: The Independent Ghana