Rwanda - Kigali Bulk Water Supply Project

Kigali Bulk Water Supply (KBWS) Project is Public Private Partnership (PPP) between the Government of Rwanda (GoR), represented by the Ministry of Infrastructure, Water, Sanitation Corporation (WASAC), the government water utility company and Kigali Water Limited (KWL). This is the country’s first Independent Water Producer project on a large scale in the continent. The project scope involves the development, design, financing, construction and operation of 40,000m3/day Bulk Water Facility (BWF) south of Kigali in Rwanda. The scope of the BWF shall comprise of; a water treatment plant, a well field with 38 wells, three pumping stations, pipelines and three storage reservoirs. Under the PPP arrangement, Kigali Water Limited will supply bulk water to the Water and Sanitation Corporation, which WASAC then sells to the local consumers.