| Project Detail |
The project will finance the improvement of the water supply services in four regions of Guyana, such as the construction of new wells, five new water treatment plants, new transmission lines, service connections and metering systems in the regions. The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) will be EIB borrower/financial intermediary for this operation. CDB will on-lend EIB resources to the Government of Guyana for the purpose of financing the project. The execution agency and promoter, as mentioned above, will be Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI), a public limited company created under the 2002 Water and Sewerage Act of Guyana and the main drinking water supplier of the country. This is an allocation under EIB project 2016-0150 CDB Climate Action Framework Loan II.
Objectives
The project has two main goals: (i) to increase the availability and accessibility (water security) to treated water for the population within 5 coastal communities (Walton Hall to Charity, Wakeman, Leguan Island, Bush Lot and Tain to N50 Village), through new and upgraded water supply infrastructure; (ii) to improve the water quality by reducing contaminants such as iron. The project aims at complying with World Health Organizations (WHO) water quality guidelines in the water supply systems. It also complies with the studies carried out in relation to the Guyanas Coastal Aquifer Management System (Groundwater Management 2020 - 2030; Coastal Aquifers Guyana / GWI 2020). The project is in line with the Integrated Water Supply and Sanitation sector policy (IWSS), prepared by the Government of Guyana and the project promoter.
Sector(s)
Water, sewerage - Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)
USD 27 million (EUR 25 million)
Total cost (Approximate amount)
USD 89 million (EUR 84 million) |
