$34million Potable Water Loan for Tanzania
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Government
The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development Inked an Agreement with Tanzania to Assist Financing of Potable Water Supply
The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) inked an agreement with Tanzania to assist the financing of the Potable Water Supply inthe districts of Same and Mwanga Project with a KD 10 million (USD 34 million) loan.
In a press statement issued Saturday, the KFAED said that the loan agreement was signed by Dr. Servacius Likwelile, permanent Secretary Treasury at the Tanzanian Finance Ministry, and KFAED Director General Abdulwahab Al-Bader.
The project aims at supporting the socio-economic development in districts Same and Mwanga in Kilimanjaro Region through improving the health conditions of the people of Same and Mwanga cities and other villages by providing safe potable water to the local populations.
Most and foremost, the project is considered a Rights Bases Projcet seeking to achieve the right to "Access to Clean Drinking Water", which is one of the basic human rights.
The project encompasses the civil and electrochemical works required for developing the potable water supply system for the project area.
It includes a raw water intake, pumping station and transmission pipeline, water treatment facility, treated water transmission pipelines, potable water storage reservoirs, booster pumping station, and distribution networks, ancillaries and complementary work, in addition to institutional support and land acquisition.
Moreover, the project includes the consultancy services for the preparation of detailed engineering designs and tender documents, updating the technical and economic feasibility study, and consecution supervision.
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