Port Sudan Emergency Water and Sanitation Project (AFDB-P-SD-E00-010)

Countries
  • Sudan
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
May 13, 2026
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
Ministry of 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 Type(s)
Grant
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 51.39 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.
Grant Amount (USD)
$ 51.39 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.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 51.39 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.
Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ AFDB website

Updated in EWS Aug 11, 2026

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Project Description
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According to bank's website, the Port Sudan Emergency Water and Sanitation Project is a restructured emergency water and sanitation operation in Sudan designed to respond to the severe water and sanitation crisis in Port Sudan caused by armed conflict, mass displacement, climate shocks, and the collapse of the Arba’at Dam in August 2024. The project restructures and consolidates three ongoing water and sanitation operations into one emergency intervention focused primarily on Port Sudan, while also including emergency water and sanitation interventions in North and South Kordofan. The project will finance climate-resilient water infrastructure development, including rehabilitation of the Arba’at wellfield, rehabilitation of transmission mains, construction of a 15,000 m³ storage reservoir at Kilo 14, installation of a new chlorination system, rehabilitation and expansion of the distribution network, construction of 50 water kiosks, and development of a 10,000 m³/day desalination plant. It also includes sanitation and hygiene interventions, institutional strengthening and capacity building, and project management. The restructured portfolio will be implemented by UNICEF Sudan as the third-party implementing agency, working closely with the Drinking Water and Sanitation Unit within the Ministry of Agriculture & Natural Resources.

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Environmental Category: [2] Moderate Risk

Climate Safeguards Categorization: [2] Projects may be vulnerable to climate risk

Investment Description
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African Development Fund

Financial Instrument: Institutional Support and Rehabilitation Grant

Masterloan number: 2100155044316

ADF Cycle: ADF-16

Commitment (UA): 21,450,000

Rural Water Supply and Sanitation 

Financial Instrument: Project Cycle Grant 

Masterloan number: 5800155002351

Commitment (UA): 957,830 

Total (UA): 37,507,830


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Name: John SIFUMA

Email: j.sifuma@afdb.org 

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