Ghana Water says 4,395 households and businesses caught in alleged water theft crackdown

Ghana Water Limited (GWL) says about 4,395 households and commercial establishments have been caught in its crackdown on illegal connections and other forms of alleged water theft since the exercise began in August 2025.

Michael Tawiah Klutse, GWL's Chief Manager of Corporate Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, gave the figure Breakfast Show on Tuesday 10 November 2026. "From the time we started this exercise in August 2025 up to date… we have almost about 4,395 households and establishments," he said.

the figure as arrests. Mr Klutse said GWL had deployed 12 enforcement teams across Accra and that cases uncovered so far had been referred to court, with prosecutions underway. He did not give a breakdown of how many cases had been charged, tried or concluded.

He expressed concern about what he described as the growing normalisation of water theft and said the company was intensifying enforcement.

GWL has previously given lower figures. In May 2026 it said it had identified nearly 400 illegal connections in Accra and recovered about GH₵3.7 million from customers.