Mozambique Urban Water Security Project (WB-P178653)

Countries
  • Mozambique
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Proposed
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
A
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 19, 2023
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 Mozambique
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Law and Government
  • Water and Sanitation
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Grant
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 150.00 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.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 150.00 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.
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Aug 18, 2022

Disclosed by Bank Feb 2, 2022

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Project Description
If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to bank documents, the project objectives (PDO) is to increase access to improved water supply services; and to improve service delivery capacity in selected cities.

The project has three components:

Component 1 – Priority investments to secure water at the source (US$40 million equivalent). This component will focus on improving integrated water resource development and management to secure
water availability in both quantity and quality to meet the increasing urban demand in the Southern region.

Component 2 – Expansion of water supply infrastructure (US$60 million equivalent). This component will invest in the expansion of the water treatment and transport capacity to enable downstream utility-led investments in the distribution network to extend services.

Component 3 – Enhancement of operational sustainability and resilience of services (US$30 million equivalent). Building on the recommendations from the Water Supply and Sanitation Policies, Institutions and Regulations (PIR) and the Water Sector Public Expenditure Review (PER), under this component, the project will provide financial incentives to improve the sustainability and resilience of services.

Investment Description
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Contact Information
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World Bank:
Pierre Francois-Xavier Boulenger
Senior Water Supply and Sanitation Specialist

Borrower:
Ministry of Public Works Housing and Water Resources

Implementing Agencies:
National Directorate of Water Resources Management
Messias Macie
Director
m.macie@dngrh.gov.mz

South Regional Water Administration
Edgar Chongo
Director
eddychongo@hotmail.com

Water Regulatory Authority
Fernando Nhantumbo
Focal point
fnhantumbo@aura.org.mz

Water Supply Asset Holding and Investment Fund
Belarmino Manuel Chivambo
Project Coordinator
belarmino.chivambo@fipag.co.mz 

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ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF THE WORLD BANK

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