"World Bank Supports Asafo Sewerage System and Operational Efficiency in Water Supply Services"

" World Bank Supports Asafo Sewerage System and Operational Efficiency in Water Supply Services \r\n The World Bank has approved $30 million from the International Development Association (IDA) for the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area Sanitation and Water Project (GAMA SWP).\u00a0 This 2 nd \u00a0additional financing will cover a financial shortfall resulting from increased costs due to inflation and allow the Government of Ghana to complete planned water and sanitation works. \r\n The World Bank supports the Government of Ghana and Ghana\u2019s water utility, Ghana Water Limited (GWL), in expanding the water supply and sanitation networks for urban centers and improving the water utility\u2019s operational efficiency, among others by reducing losses from distribution of water that generates no revenues (45 percent in 2023). \r\n \u201cThis second additional financing will help\u00a0complete the rehabilitation and expansion of the existing Asafo Sewerage Network and provide access for 5,000 households in low-income communities to improved sanitation,\u201d\u00a0said\u00a0\u00a0Robert Taliercio, World Bank Country Director for Ghana, Liberia and Sierra.\u00a0\u201cIt also aims to improve the financial sustainability of\u00a0GWL.\u201d \r\n The GAMA SWP Project supports the Government\u2019s efforts to increase access to basic sanitation services and reduce open defecation in Ghana.\u00a0The project\u2019s activities are being implemented with the participation of local governments and project beneficiaries, drawing on local capacity for implementation wherever possible. The Project delivers specific benefits for women by reducing their water collection burden and relieving them from water provision for family members in the event of disease occurrence. \r\n \u201cThis Additional Financing will also generate climate benefits,\u201d\u00a0said\u00a0Harold Esseku, Senior Water and Sanitation Specialist and Task Team Leader of the project. \u201cThe completion of the gravity-operated network and sewerage treatment plant in Kumasi is expected to reduce Green House Gas emissions. It will reduce CO 2 \u00a0emissions by making the use of aging vacuum trucks to transport sludge from septic tanks obsolete. The project also embraces a circular economy approach, by converting waste to briquettes and compost, aiming to lower the charcoal and biofuel use of local communities, and providing soil conditioner for urban agriculture.\u201d\u00a0 It is expected that the GAMA SWP will provide 563,000 with access to improved sanitation services and 700,000 people with access to improved water supply services by the end of the project. "

"World Bank Supports Asafo Sewerage System and Operational Efficiency in Water Supply Services"

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