Zambia Water Supply and Sanitation Services in Growth Centers Program (WB-P509550)

Countries
  • Zambia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
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Project Status
Approved
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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
Apr 14, 2025
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 Zambia - Ministry of Water Development and Sanitation
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
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 33.00 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
Media Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Jun 1, 2025

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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 the Bank’s website, the Program Development Objective is to improve water sector accountability and strengthen the operational efficiency of selected water supply and sanitation commercial utilities.

The objective of this grant is to enhance Zambia's water supply and sanitation services, focusing on improving governance, operational efficiency, and expanding access to water and sanitation services.

The Water Supply and Sanitation Services in Growth Centers Program, financed by a $33 million grant from the International Development Association (IDA), will focus on selected water supply and sanitation commercial utilities including Kafubu, Luapula, North-western, and Western. It will be implemented by the Ministry of Water Development and Sanitation (MWDS) in collaboration with various commercial utilities in Zambia, and the National Water Supply and Sanitation Council (NWASCO, the regulator).

Early Warning System Project Analysis
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The environmental and social risk classification is rated Moderate.

Investment Description
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IDA Grant: US$ 33.00 million


Contact Information
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World Bank

Ousmane Yida Yaya Bocoum
Senior Water Supply and Sanitation Specialist

Ruth Jane Kennedy-Walker
Senior Water Supply and Sanitation Specialist

Borrower/Client/Recipient

Republic of Zambia

Implementing Agencies

Ministry of Finance and National Planning
Mumba Chanda
Director Local Government Finance
mumba.chanda@mof.gov.zm

Ministry of Water Development and Sanitation
Romas Kamanga
Permanent Secretary
info@mwds.gov.zm

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