Kigali Bulk Water Supply Plant

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The project involves the construction and operation of a potable water supply plant in Kanzenze, Kigali. Kigali Water Limited (KWL) is the project company that will lead the project on behalf of the sole sponsor - Metito. The plant will deliver around 40,000 m3 per day of treated groundwater extracted from the Nyabarongo River. Water management company Metito was named preferred bidder and the PPP agreement for the BOT 27-year concession was signed on March 31, 2015. Metito will be responsible for forwarding infrastructure including transmission pipelines to three reservoirs. Kigali will sell water to Rwanda’s Water and Sanitation Corporation under a 25-year plus construction (30 months) contract. The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), a member of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), is the mandated lead arranger of the financing of this project which is worth $60 million. EAIF and The African Development Bank (AFDB) are covering $40.6 million of the capital cost of the project; $38 million of senior debt and $2.6 million of junior debt with all loans on 18-year terms. The balance will be provided by Metito as equity finance. The Kigali Bulk Surface Water Supply PPP project also benefits from a $6.25 million grant from PIDG’s Technical Assistance Facility. https://ijglobal.com/data/transaction/33690/kigali-bulk-water-supply-plant-ppp http://www.waterworld.com/articles/wwi/2017/11/kigali-bulk-water-supply-project-in-rwanda-kickstarts-water-ppps-in-sub-saharan-africa.html http://www.metito.com/news/government-rwanda-metito-announce-financial-close-first-bulk-surface-water-supply-ppp-project-sub-saharan-africa/ Metito to be added in sponsors' list (http://www.metito.com/)