Casing pipes
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EcoSan Ghana is a non-profit NGO that aims at providing ecological toilets and clean water to rural Ghana, particularly in Atiwa, Fanteakwa, and Upper Denkyira East.
After drilling the boreholes, we need casing pipes to prevent the holes from caving in. We bought 100 meters of casing pipes in China; total costs including shipment and bank transfer fee: €1.171.95. We need to wait to know the local transport costs (from Port Tema to Dunkwa-on-Offin, plus from Dunkwa-on-Offin to location) to calculate the actual total costs per meter.
Ghana (Tema) Import Costs
Tema is a very inefficient, expensive port. Total costs for importing the pipes: 1155 euro (GHC 4851, see the invoices on the left and right). This adds about 12 euro per meter to the price.