Ghana Water Company

4 articles about "Ghana Water Company"

New year, new start for Aqualyng Vol 11, Issue 2 (February 2010)

The economic downturn has proved a tough challenge for Norwegian desalter Aqualyng. Chairman Bernt Østhus talks to GWI about his hopes for the future.

Africa: two steps forward and one step back Vol 2, Issue 12 (December 2001)

The process of state withdrawal from the water sector in Africa is moving very slowly, despite World Bank and IMF insistence that water sector loans and aid should be linked to private sector participation. Most progress has been made in the Sahelian countries of West Africa, where the French utility giants have made some notable gains. However, in the larger economies of the African continent, and in the countries where most investment could be made, the politics of water is hindering further progress.

Ghana’s steady progress Vol 2, Issue 12 (December 2001)

Private sector participation in the Ghanaian water industry has been on the agenda for a number of years. In this interview, Samuel Lamptey, general manager (operations) of the Ghana Water Company (GWC) and Abigail Kwashi from the Ministry of Works and Housing, tell Peter Allison how the PSP process is progressing and discuss some of the problems they have come up against. Mr Lamptey also describes GWC’s financial situation and key performance indicators.

The politics of PSP Vol 2, Issue 12 (December 2001)

The proposed restructuring of Ghana Water Company (GWC), initiated by the former National Democratic Congress (NDC), seemed promising when the New Patriotic Party (NPP) committed itself fully to implementing it, shortly after taking power in December 2000. The NDC set up the Water Sector Restructuring Secretariat (WSRS) in April 1997 as a special unit under the Ministry of Works and Housing to ensure the smooth progress of the project.