Access to Water in Northern Ghana - EU-Ghana Partnership for smart and sustainable cities Phase 3

About this project

Following the ongoing phase 1 on urban planning and waste management (AAP 2022) and an imminent phase 2 on sanitation and flood prevention infrastructures (AAP 2024), the phase 3 of the sustainable cities initiative will focus on clean water access in four cities (Tamale, Damongo, Wa and Bolgatanga), which are among the six Northern cities covered by the EU-Ghana Partnership for sustainable cities. It is line with SDG 11.It includes the construction of a 135,000 m³/day Water Treatment Plant to meet the projected demand by 2040 on the Tamale ¿ Damongo axis and the expansion of distribution water pipe network in Tamale, Damongo and Wa (the latter already benefits from a an underused water treatment plant). To promote equitable access, public water points and households¿ connections will be rolled out in underserved areas in the four cities. A human rights-based approach will guide the initiative, ensuring marginalized populations will benefit through subsidized connections and flexible payment schemes. The decision-making process will consider density and affordability at specific locations, while trained local entities (private or associative) will manage public points. The system¿s management will be enhanced with a digital platform (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition - SCADA) to monitor operations across the new plant and remote sites. Finally, capacity building to Ghana Water Limited, the Ghanaian public utility in charge of urban water management will play a key rol…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 5Gender Equality
• 6Clean Water and Sanitation
• 11Sustainable Cities and Communities

Published by

European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships · Other public sector

Countries

Ghana

Sectors

Water supply - large systems

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Also contributesGood governance · Main focusClimate mitigation · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Main focusDisaster risk reduction · Also contributesNutrition · Also contributesDisability inclusion · Also contributes

Published by European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 29 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XI-IATI-EC_INTPA-2021-ACT-63100.

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