Luanda Bita Water Supply Guarantee (GU-P163610) & (WB-P163572)

Countries
  • Angola
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Luanda
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Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
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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
B
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
Nov 27, 2018
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 Angola
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)
Advisory Services
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 658.00 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.
Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Mar 7, 2019

Disclosed by Bank Feb 28, 2019

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Project Description
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According to bank documents, the project objective is to improve access to potable water service in selected areas of Luanda mobilizing commercial financing for the Government of Angola.

The Bita water supply project is a national priority investment to expand and improve water supply service in the fast growing unserved urban and peri-urban belts of south Luanda. The Project consists of water production, transmission, storage and distribution investments including a water treatment plant with a production capacity of 3 cubic meters per second, 72km of gravity transmission pipelines towards Luanda, and storage and distribution systems in the suburban districts of Bita, Cabolombo, Mundial and Ramiros.

Investment Description
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Contact Information
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World Bank:
Pier Francesco Mantovani, Satheesh Kumar Sundararajan
Lead Water Supply and Sanitation Specialist

Borrower:
Ministry of Finance
Dr. Ciel da Conceição de Aguiar Cristovão
Director da Unidade de Gestão da Dívida Pública
ciel.cristovao@minfin.gov.ao

Implementing Agency:
EPAL - EPAL: Empresa Pública de Águas de Luanda
Ingra. Lourdes Tito
Project Director
projectobita@gmail.com 

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF WORLD BANK

The World Bank Inspection Panel is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who believe they are likely to be, or have been, adversely affected by a World Bank-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the Inspection Panel, they may investigate to assess whether the World Bank is following its own policies and procedures for preventing harm to people or the environment. You can contact the Inspection Panel or submit a complaint by emailing ipanel@worldbank.org. You can learn more about the Inspection Panel and how to file a complaint at: http://ewebapps.worldbank.org/apps/ip/Pages/Home.aspx.

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