UGANDA Optimizing distribution of drinking water in the Greater Kampala region

AFD has granted three successive sovereign loans to finance the WATSAN project, aimed at upgrading water and sanitation infrastructures in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (GKMA): EUR 75 in 2010, EUR 150M in 2017 and EUR 45M in 2022.The initial phase focused on urgent measures such as the preparation of the master plans, and upgrading the treatment capacity of the Gbaba water treatment plant from 150,000 m³/d to 230,000 m³/d.The second phase consisted of the construction of Katosi Water Treatment Plant, inaugurated in 2021 with a production capacity of 160,000 m3/day and a 51 Km transmission main to Kampala.The current phase consists of the extension of the water distribution network in new urban areas in the north and west of the GKMA.Additionally, 1,500 prepaid Public Stand Posts (PSPs) fitted with prepayment devices will be installed in informal areas.