Community 25 residents struggle for water as Ttanker costs exceed GH¢2,000

Story by: Regina Bless

Residents of Community 25 Down in Tema say they have been without a reliable supply of water from the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) for months, despite repeated complaints and a formal petition to the company.

The prolonged shortage has forced affected households to rely heavily on commercial water tankers, with some families reportedly spending more than GH¢2,000 a month to meet their basic water needs.

One resident, Baffour, said he first raised the issue on the Citi Breakfast Show about four months ago before mobilising residents to petition the Ghana Water Company over the persistent shortage.

Speaking on the programme on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, he said there had been little improvement since the petition was submitted.

According to him, residents briefly received water following their intervention, but the supply quickly stopped.

“They just opened it once and then that was it. You call, and it’s always one excuse after another,” he said.

Baffour said residents had engaged officials of the Ghana Water Company at various levels in an attempt to resolve the problem, but their efforts had so far yielded little result.

He said the cost of purchasing water from tankers had become a major financial burden, particularly for larger households.

“If you have a household of about five to six people and above, you should be budgeting for over 2,000 Ghana cedis,” he said.

Beyond the financial impact, Baffour said the prolonged situation was also causing frustration among residents who had initially come together to demand a solution.

He warned that the continued lack of progress was creating what he described as “battle-weariness” among residents who had been actively pushing for action.

Meanwhile, other residents along the Community 25 corridor have also taken steps to draw attention to the water crisis. Some have reportedly marched to the Ghana Water Company’s district office at Gbetsile to demand answers and a lasting solution.

Residents are now calling for urgent intervention from the Ghana Water Company and relevant authorities to restore a reliable water supply and ease the growing financial burden on affected households.