The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has announced that water supply to the eastern part of the Greater Accra Region will be restored by Wednesday, August 28, 2024, following ongoing repair work on a burst transmission line, according to the Ghana News Agency (GNA).
The supply interruption began on Sunday, August 25, 2024, and has affected several communities, including Dodowa, Oyibi, Frafraha, Adenta, Madina, Ashongman, Haatso, La, Osu, Kanda, the Airport Residential Area, Legon, and surrounding areas.
According to a statement from the GWCL, signed by Chief Manager of Public Relations and Communications, Mr. Stanley Martey, the initial fault occurred on a transmission line that connects the Kpong Treatment Plant to the Dodowa Booster Station.
Although repair work was swiftly completed, further issues were detected on the same transmission line, necessitating a second shutdown for additional repairs.
“Engineers of the GWCL are working tirelessly to replace the weak section of the transmission line,” the statement assured the public.
In the meantime, the GWCL has implemented mitigation measures to reduce the impact of the disruption. Water tankers have been deployed to supply essential service providers such as hospitals and schools in the affected areas.
The GWCL management expressed regret for the inconvenience caused by the water outage and appealed to consumers to bear with the situation while engineers work to fully restore supply by the close of Wednesday, barring any unforeseen challenges.