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African Development Bank Group granted loans of nearly USD 250 million to Rwanda in Abidjan to enhance the population’s access to water and sanitation services. The Rwandan government will contribute USD 24.7 million towards funding the program, which will be implemented in five years.
The objective of the Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation Program for Transformation is to enhance the community’s access to water supply and sanitation services while strengthening the management of water resources and the operational efficiency of water and sanitation service providers in the designated regions. The program, which aligns with the Bank’s Country Strategy Paper for Rwanda (2022-2026) and its Ten-Year Strategy, as well as the “High 5” priority areas, especially “Improve the Quality of Life for the People of Africa,” will increase the Rwandan population’s resilience to climate change.
The program’s four components provide for investments in water supply, drainage basin management, sanitation initiatives, program management, and sector support. The project will support the management of a program framework that will help investment planning. Phase 1 of the program is focused on infrastructure refurbishment at the Nzove water treatment plant and the construction of water supply networks for Nyaruguru-Huye-Gisagara, Mwange, Muhazi, Mugesera, and Kivu Belt. The renovation of the Nzove 1 water treatment plant, constructed in 2008, aims to restore its original production capacity of 40,000 cubic meters per day, increasing the current output of 13,000 cubic meters per day. This upgrade will enable the provision of drinking water to an additional 227,000 people.
The construction of a water supply network for Nyaruguru-Huye-Gisagara, with water drawn from the River Akanyaru in the Nyaruguru district, will supply drinking water to the secondary city of Huye and the districts of Nyaruguru and Gisagara, to satisfy the current demand for water of 30,316 cubic meters per day, which is set to reach 37,544 cubic meters per day by 2050 and serve 1,248,902 people.
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Several projects in the water sector in Rwanda receive support from the AfDB, including the Sustainable and Resilient Water and Sanitation Program, the Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation Program, the Muvumba Multipurpose Water Resources Development Program and the Kigali Water Supply Project in the country’s capital.
