DRC Urban Water Supply Project

closed

The objective of the Urban Water Supply Project for the Democratic Republic of Congo is to increase access to water in selected urban areas and increase the efficiency of REGIDESO (State Water Utility Company - DRC). There are two components to the project. The first component of the project will improve and expand water supply services in major urban centers. This component will be carried out through investment and rehabilitation programs specific to Kinshasa, Lubumbashi and Matadi. The investment programs funded under the project will mainly improve water production capacity, improve the distribution system and finance individual connections and collective distribution systems. The second component of the project will support to sector reform, capacity building, and improved governance. This component is designed to contribute to the sustainability of investments funded under component first and will help achieve operational and financial viability of REGIDESO. This component will also: (i) contribute to the sustainability of investments funded by other donors in the sector; and (ii) enable REGIDESO to initiate rehabilitation in other centers across the country using cash generated in the profitable centers, and therefore proceed to the extension of water provision in cities which are not benefiting from the investments under component first.