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Seven metered public standpipes for Ghana Water Limited in Kumasi

Ghana Water Limited (GWL) worked with Maji Systems to fit seven public standpipes in Kumasi with solar-powered, prepaid Community Dispensers. Each site now keeps a metered record of the water it supplies.

Client
Ghana Water Limited (GWL)
Location
Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana
Setting
Public utility standpipes
Published
A solar-powered Maji Community Dispenser set into a tiled standpipe in a Kumasi neighbourhood, with a woman and child walking past

Results

Standpipes converted
7
Across communities in Kumasi
Phased rollout
2024–25
First site live at Suame, November 2024

Before

GWL's public standpipes serve dense neighbourhoods across Kumasi. With no meter at the tap, nobody could say how much water each standpipe supplied, and there was no link between what was drawn and what was billed.

What we did

Working with GWL and the local assemblyman in each community, Maji Systems and our Ghana partner OM Water Systems fitted seven standpipes with solar-powered, prepaid Community Dispensers set into tiled bases: Suame, two sites in Moshie Zongo, Sokoban, Akropong Esaase, Oduom and Santasi. The first went live at Suame in November 2024 as a demonstration for GWL. The other six followed between February and April 2025.

Since then

Each of the seven sites now produces a metered, prepaid record of consumption where there used to be a single unmetered connection. Rolling out in phases meant each dispenser could be commissioned and tested on its own before the next one went in.

Two OM Water Systems installers fitting a Maji Community Dispenser onto a tiled standpipe in Kumasi, Ghana
The OM Water Systems team commissioning a standpipe dispenser installation in Kumasi, Ghana
A flush-mounted Maji Community Dispenser panel built into a corner wall in Kumasi, Ghana

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