Tanzania, March 27 -- Dar es Salaam. Poor implementation of water loss reduction strategies has led to an increase in water loss to 37.2 percent, according to the latest Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (Ewura) performance report.

Ewura has set June 30, 2024 as the deadline for water utilities that lose more than 20 percent of the water they produce to cut the losses to below 20 percent.

The water utilities performance review report for the financial year 2022/23 released recently shows that water loss increased by 1.7 percentage points from 35.5 percent in 2021/22.

According to the regulator, the l37.2 percent water loss goes against the guidelines for reducing water loss which require water authorities to ensure that l...