BENIN - Programme for Achieving Drinking Water Security To Build Resilience in Rural Areas (PROSER MR) (AFDB-P-BJ-E00-007)

Regions
  • Africa
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Benin
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • African Development Bank (AFDB)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
B
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Voting Date
Dec 16, 2024
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
Government of Benin - Agence Nationale de l’Approvisionnement en Eau Potable en Milieu Rural
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Water and Sanitation
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 79.54 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Currency conversion note:
Bank reported 75.63
Converted using 2024-12-16 exchange rate.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 124.76 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Currency conversion note:
Bank reported 118.63
Converted using 2024-12-16 exchange rate.
Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ AFDB website

Updated in EWS Jun 4, 2025

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Project Description
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According to the Bank’s website, the project consists of an AfDB loan of EUR 75.63 million (equivalent to UA 61.80 million) and an AGTF loan of EUR 43.00 million (equivalent to UA 35.14 million) to the Republic of Benin to contribute to the financing of the Programme for Achieving Drinking Water Security to Build Resilience in Rural Areas (PROSER MR). The programme is a results-based financing (RBF) operation in keeping with the implementation of the Government Action Plan (PAG) 2021-2026 which is the reference document for development in Benin

The PROSER MR programme will contribute to the sustainable improvement of access to affordable, quality drinking water in rural areas. More specifically, the programme aims to: (i) supply drinking water to an additional 965,000 people; (ii) ensure the sustainability of tapped water supply;(iii) build the capacities of public drinking water supply stakeholders; and(iv) establish and operationalise the Beninese Water Infrastructure Company (SoBIE SA).

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Investment Description
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An AfDB loan agreement of EUR 75,630,000 and an Africa Growing Together Fund loan agreement of EUR 43,000,000.


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Name: Céline Bénédicte Yidja KANZIEc.kanzie@afdb.org
Email: c.kanzie@afdb.org

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