Initially scheduled for July 2021, the new Tono plant in Ghana's Upper East Region will start supplying its first cubic metres of drinking water before the end of August 2021. This is the first phase of a major drinking water project in the Upper East Region.
The new Tono drinking water plant, built by the Belgian company Denys, is 96% complete. This was the conclusion reached on August 4th, 2021 by Annelies De Beule, the coordinator of the Tono drinking water project, after an inspection visit to the construction site.
The water treatment plant is the first phase of an on-going drinking water supply project in the Upper East region. The facility will be capable of treating 20 500m3 of water per day. The plant will be supplied from an intake built on the Tono Multipurpose Dam. “67 km of pipes have been laid to transport drinking water from the plant to the towns of Navrongo and Bolgatanga. Denys has also constructed 18km of distribution network, as well as an elevated tank at Navrongo District Assembly (DA),” says the coordinator of the Tono drinking water project, which was launched in 2018.
Improving the supply of drinking water
The construction of these various facilities has cost 33.25 million euros. The financing is provided by the Ghanaian government with a loan from Internationale Nederlanden Groep (ING) of Belgium, an international bancassurance financial institution of Dutch origin. This bank is also financing the second phase of the Tono drinking water project with more than €6.20 million, for a total of €42 million.
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This other part of the project is expected to be completed in december 2021. Launched in January 2021, the Denys company has already laid 38 of the 53 km of pipes planned. The state-owned Ghana Water Company will operate the entire facility. The state-owned Ghana Water Company will operate the entire facility. The state-owned Ghana Water Company will operate the entire facility. The project will benefit about 350,000 people in the Upper East Region. Denys will also rehabilitate the old Voa drinking water plant which will serve the Bongo community and its surroundings.
Inès Magoum
