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By Aquaya · 03 March 2025

Piped water access remains limited in Ghana. Only 45% of households use piped water as their primary drinking water source. This proportion is much lower in rural areas, where only 19% of households have access to piped water. Achieving the Sustainable Development Goal for water in Ghana will require substantial expansion of piped water supply in rural areas. Increasing the coverage and quality of piped water services requires financial investment, but financial data from rural water suppliers across Africa is often unavailable and unstandardized. As a result, funders, governments, and service providers struggle to accurately characterize costs of delivering safe water services. Limited planning and financing for the ongoing operation and maintenance (O&M) of rural water systems leaves many communities with inadequate access to safe water. For example, in rural Ghana, piped water systems often supply water intermittently and without consistent treatment

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