INTEGRATED PROGRAM FOR DRINKING WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION OF LIBREVILLE SUB-PROGRAM 1 (AFDB-P-GA-E00-001)

Countries
  • Gabon
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • African Development Bank (AFDB)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Approved
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
U
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
Jan 10, 2019
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 THE REPUBLIC OF GABON MINISTRY OF ECONOMICS AND FINANCE
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Water and Sanitation
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 69.80 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 UAC 96,950,000
Converted using 2019-12-05 exchange rate.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 144.00 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 UAC 200,000,000
Converted using 2019-12-05 exchange rate.
Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ AFDB website

Updated in EWS Dec 5, 2019

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Project Description
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The main objectives of the subprogramme are: (i) to contribute to the growth of drinking water supply infrastructure with a view to improving the living conditions of the populations of Greater Libreville (Municipalities of: Libreville, Owendo, Akanda and Ntoum); (ii) contribute to ensuring a better quality of drinking water supply in Grand Libreville through (a) improving the rate of return of the distribution network and (b) strengthening the capacity of the various actors to transformation of the sector.

The project will generate considerable positive and tangible socio-economic and environmental benefits for the 920,000 inhabitants of Grand Libreville and on the natural environment. Thanks to the network extension works, it is expected that 300,000 additional people will have access to drinking water, ie 31% of the population of Libreville. With the project, the rate of access to drinking water drops from 55% to 90% for the urban population of Libreville. In addition to the inhabitants of Libreville, the project will benefit local industries and other production and service structures such as the administrations involved including the Ministry in charge of Water and Energy, public works, barracks, society operating; schools and hospitals.

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