NATIONAL WATER SUPPLY & SANITATION

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The objective of the National Water Supply and Sanitation Project of Azerbaijan is to improve the availability, quality, reliability, and sustainability of water supply and sanitation (WSS) services in twenty of Azerbaijan's regional (rayon) centers. The Project has 4 components: 1) Rayon Investment component, which will finance priority investments in the WSS sector, such as the rehabilitation and extension of WSS systems, including facilities for wastewater and septic sludge treatment in twenty rayon centers across Azerbaijan; 2) Regional Development Plan for Greater Baku component which will finance preparation of a Regional Development Plan for the Greater Baku area and the rest of the Absheron Peninsula, and an update of the Water Supply and Wastewater Master Plan for the Baku area; 3) Institutional Modernization component which will support development and implementation of an Institutional Development Plan (IDP) for Azersu and its subsidiary companies and State Amelioration and Water Management Agency (SAWMA), to improve the operational efficiency and sustainability of WSS services; and 4) Project Implementation and Management component, which will support project implementation by financing project management activities including Incremental Operating Costs due to the project, training, and annual audits of the project and entity accounts and financial statements.