Sri Lanka: Solid Waste Management Project (AIIB-000055)

Countries
  • Sri Lanka
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Colombo region
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Financial Institutions
  • Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
A
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Voting Date
Nov 20, 2017
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
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Sectors
  • Water and Sanitation
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 115.00 million
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Project Cost (USD)
$ 274.00 million
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Bank Documents
Government Documents
Media Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ AIIB website

Updated in EWS Jun 29, 2020

Disclosed by Bank Dec 6, 2017

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Project Description
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According to the AIIB website, the project aims to improve solid waste management in the Colombo Region and other participating local governments in Sri Lanka through an integrated solid waste management system. Expected project results include waste disposal reduction in open dumpsites and increased beneficiaries of improved solid waste services.

Key components include:

Solid Waste Management Disposal Improvement

•Safe closure of Meethotamulla dumpsite;
•A temporary controlled landfill and improved compost operations at Kerawalapitiya Waste Park (KWP);
•Rehabilitation at Karadiayana controlled dumpsite
•Improvement at Dompe landfill
•Construction of the sanitary landfill at Aruwakkalu and associated waste transfer stations
•Purchase of railway rolling stock and waste haulage containers;
•Procurement of vehicles and haulage equipment to transport waste to Aruwakkalu until rail connectivity is established;
•Construction supervision consultancy financed by GOSL.

Solid Waste Management Service (SWM) and Operations Improvements

•Vehicles and equipment for collection, sorting, transport, processing, and transfer of waste to disposal sites for the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC);
•Collection vehicles and waste processing facilities in nine SWM clusters in the provinces and other local authorities in Colombo Region;
•Closure of the Bloemendhal dumpsite, including waste reduction; and
•Development of an urban park at the Meethotamulla dumpsite

The estimated board date is April 2018.

According to the AIIB website, this project is also part of the AIIB Project Preparation Special Fund.  The Preparation Special Fund provides grants to support and facilitate the preparation of projects to be financed by AIIB in eligible member countries.

Investment Description
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Co-financing:
Borrower US$ 44 million
World Bank US$ 115 million

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
- - - - Dohwa Engineering Contractor -
- - - - EML Consultants Pvt Contractor -

Contact Information
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AIIB: Mr. Anzheng Wei
Project Team Leader/Investment Officer
Tel: +86 10 835801 95
Email: awei@aiib.org

World Bank: Ms. Shenhua Wang
Project Team Leader/Senior
Urban Development Specialist
Tel: +94 11 556 1349
Email: swang3@worldbank.org

Borrower: Ms. Madara Sevwandi De Silva
Director, External Resources Department
Ministry of National Policies and Economic Affairs
Tel: +94 11 248 4717
Email: Madara@erd.gov.lk

Implementation Agency: Mr. Jayavilal Fernando
Project Director of the Project Management Unit of the Solid Waste Management Project
Ministry of Megapolis & Western Development
Tel: +94112879292
Email: jjayavilal@hotmail.com, fernandojayavilal@gmail.com

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF AIIB

The AIIB has established the Accountability Mechanism for Project-Affected People (PPM).  The PPM provides “an opportunity for an independent and impartial review of submissions from Project-affected people who believe they have been or are likely to be adversely affected by AIIB’s failure to implement the ESP in situations when their concerns cannot be addressed satisfactorily through Project level GRMs or AIIB Management processes.” Two or more project-affected people can file a complaint.  Under the current AIIB policy, when the bank co-finances a project with another development bank, it may apply the other bank's standards. You can refer to the Project Summary Information document to find out which standards apply.  You can learn more about the PPM and how to file a complaint at: https://www.aiib.org/en/about-aiib/who-we-are/project-affected-peoples-mechanism/how-we-assist-you/index.html.

The complaint submission form can be accessed in Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Bengali, Chinese, English, Tagalog, Hindi, Nepali, Russian, Turkish, or Urdu. The submission form can be found at: https://www.aiib.org/en/about-aiib/who-we-are/project-affected-peoples-mechanism/submission/index.html.




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