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WATER CHALLENEGES: TOGO GOVT. TO EXTEND WATER PROJECT TO SAVANES REGION

Posted on August 22, 2023 by Gambeta News

In Togo, the drinking water supply network in the Savanes region will be extended precisely to the localities of Dapaong and Naki-est. The minister in charge of urban planning and housing, Koffi Tsolenyanu, launched the works at the end of last week in the prefecture of Tône. In Dapaong, 40 km of the network will be deployed in 10 neighborhoods, benefiting 2,500 people, while in Naki-Est, around 5,000 people will benefit from 4 boreholes, a…

CALLS FOR COMPLETION OF WATER PROJECT IN ERITREA INTENSIFY

Posted on March 4, 2023 by Gambeta News

Ms. Asmeret Abraha, Governor of the Northern Red Sea region, called for a quick completion of the potable water projects being constructed in Massawa and Gelalo sub-zones. Ms. Asmeret made the call during a tour of inspection she conducted in Massawa and Gelalo subzones from 25-27 February, observing the renovation of water pipelines, as well as the construction of the solar powered potable water project in the subzones. During a meeting she conducted with heads…

EGYPT WATER MINISTER DISCUSS WATER PROJECTS WITH JICA

Posted on September 21, 2022 by Gambeta News

Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sweilam met with Japan’s Ambassador in Cairo Oka Hiroshi, along with representatives of the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), to discuss ways to enhance cooperation between the two countries in the field of water resources. During the meeting, Sweilam pointed to the long history of cooperation between the two countries in the field of water, through which many projects were implemented, the most prominent of which is replacing…

WASAC TO UPGRADE NZOVE-NTORA PIPELINE IN RWANDA

Posted on August 15, 2022 by Gambeta News

Water taps have dried up in some parts of Kigali as the Water and Sanitation Corporation (WASAC) is upgrading the Nzove-Ntora pipeline, one of the major pipelines in the capital, The New Times has learnt. Upgrading works on the 9.36km pipeline from Nzove Water Treatment Plant to Ntora reservoir was funded by the Japanese government and will cost over Rwf 20.1 billion. According to WASAC, the disruption to water supply, which started on Wednesday, August…

ALGERIA LAUNCHES DESALINATION PROJECTS OF SEAWATER TO TACKLE WATER CRISIS

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Gambeta News

ALGIERS – The President of the Republic, Supreme Head of the Armed Forces, Minister of National Defense, Abdelmadjid Tebboune ordered, Sunday during the periodic meeting of the Council of Ministers, the launch, as soon as possible, of desalination projects of ‘seawater in the East, West and Center of the country, stressing the need to continue coordination between sectors with a view to putting in place an efficient and definitive strategy capable of resolving the water…

TSOMO NGQAMAKHWE WATER PROJECT TO KICK-OFF SOON IN SA

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Gambeta News

South Africa Department of Water and Sanitation has announced plans to commence the construction of Tsomo Ngqamakhwe bulk water pipeline. In a statement by the department, “The Construction Unit of the Department of Water and Sanitation is rolling its sleeves, readying itself for the construction of the long awaited Tsomo Ngqamakhwe Bulk Water Pipeline.” The statement further reads that “Upon completion of the work by the Department of Labour, the project site will be established….

SOUTH AFRICA MINISTER CALLS FOR MAINTENANCE OF WATER INFRASTRUCTURE

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Gambeta News

Minister calls for prioritization of water and sanitation maintenance among municipalities. Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Lindiwe Sisulu has calls to priorities the maintenance of water and sanitation infrastructure. The minister who made the remark during a briefing by water and sanitation department acting director general Squire Mahlangu. The briefing was inline with the water shortage on Mahikeng in the North West of South Africa. According to Sisulu, she has directed Mahlangu to…

HARARE CITY COUNCIL IN TALKS TO DEVELOP A NEW WATER PROJECT

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Gambeta News

Plans underway for the construction of a water project by harare city council. Harare city council are in talks with turkish firm over a deal to construct a water project. The project will be under the US$3.2 billion water source for the nation. According to the deal, it will be on a built, operation and transfer basis. Harare city council will engage Lidwala Specialist Solutions to help provide a detailed proposal for the project. Lidwala…

KENYA GOVERNMENT SECURE US$ 220M FOR WATER PROJECTS

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Gambeta News

Kenya Government secure funds from investors that will help reduce the problem faced in the water sector of the nation The kenya Government has secure fund for the construction of a water and sewage project. The project is a deal in concessional loans and a grant with three European agencies. The loan is from French development agency (AFD), European investment bank and European union (EU). AFD will contribute US$ 168m, European Investment Bank will bring US$ 40m while EU…

TANZANIA’S $215M KIDUNDA WATER PROJECT TO BE INITIATED IN JULY

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Gambeta News

Tanzania’s Kidunda dam water project to commence in july. The long awaited Kidunda Dam water project in Morogoro Region in Tanzania will commence in july 2018. Negotiations between the Dar es Salaam water and Sewerage Authority (DAWASA) and the National Social Securtiy Fund (NSSF) are ongoing as the project is aimed at increasing the water supply within the Dar es Salaam and Coast region. DAWASA Acting Chief Executive Officer, Engineer Romanus Mwang’ingo, said the authority…

RWANDA GETS US $60M FOR WATER PROJECT FROM EAIF

Posted on November 29, 2017 by Gambeta News

Rwanda government secure funds for the construction of a water treatment plant in the state capital. The construction of the water treatment plant in Rwanda is been financed by The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) and it is expected to be the first Bulk Surface Water Supply in sub-Saharan Africa using a public/private partnership (PPP) model. The project is inline with Rwanda aim to see 100% of its 12.4m people having reliable access to clean…

CAPE TOWN RESERVES US$140m FOR WATER PROJECTS

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Gambeta News

Cape Town sets aside US$140m to fund water projects. Out of its Budget, the city of Cape Town have set aside US$140m to fund seven water projects. The water projects include the desalination plants at Monwabisi, Strandfontein, the V&A Waterfront and Cape Town Harbour, the Atlantis and Cape Flats Aquifer projects and the Zandvliet water recycling project. This announcement was made though there are reports that the dam level have dropped, and they currently stand at 36.8% for dam…

TANZANIA TO GET WATER PROJECT BY MWAUWASA

Posted on November 9, 2017 by Gambeta News

Mwauwasa to help reduce Tanzania water shortage by developing a US $16.7m water project. Tanzania which has been having a short supply of water in recent years is expected to have a US $16.7m water project that will be embark by Mwanza Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Authority (Mwauwasa) that will serve at-least 45,000 residents in the country. The mini-project which is jointly funded by the European Investment Bank (EIB), French Development Agency (FDA) and the Tanzanian government will…