Residents of Sekondi Takoradi have been battling an acute water shortage for nearly a week. The shortage has badly affected homes, several educational institutions and businesses.<\/p>\n
Consumers are unhappy with the Ghana Water Company for not alerting them before closing the taps.<\/p>\n
Residents who spoke to Maxx News say the water shortage is unacceptable particularly at a time when the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission has hiked water tariffs by 6.7%.<\/p>\n
While some areas have no water running through their taps, others have seen intermittent flows.<\/p>\n
The most affected have been roaming around in such of water for their daily chores.<\/p>\n
Some consumers who spoke to Maxx News said the service provided by the Ghana Water Company does not warrant the latest tariff increase.<\/p>\n
But the Western Regional Manager of the Ghana Water Company Limited, George Mwamala has explained that the shortage was caused by a power trip that affected one of its two major pumps at the Daboase Power Plant site.<\/p>\n
He said announcements were made on two radio stations to notify consumers.<\/p>\n
According to Mr. Mwamala, the company lacks a standby generator to cater for emergencies. \u201cWe don\u2019t have a standby generator because they are very expensive to operate. We had standby generators in the system in the past. But if we were to operate a standby generator, we will need about five drums of diesel in one hour. I don\u2019t think we can run this for customers to pay,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He however says some installation works are ongoing at the Daboase Plant and is scheduled to be completed in a week, which includes an automatic voltage regulator to ensure constant supply. <\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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