Paraiba Water Supply Infrastructure Project (NDB-PARAIBAWATER)

Regions
  • Latin America and Caribbean
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Brazil
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Paraiba
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Financial Institutions
  • New Development Bank (NDB)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
B
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Voting Date
Jul 10, 2024
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 Brazil
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Infrastructure
  • Water and Sanitation
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 60.95 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.
Loan Amount (USD)
$ 60.95 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)
$ 76.19 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 @ NDB website

Updated in EWS Feb 24, 2025

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Project Description
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As stated by the NDB, the proposed NDB loan will support the expansion of Paraiba’s water supply infrastructure, thus enhancing water availability and resilience to climate change, in line with the State Water Resources Plan/Plano Estadual de Recursos Hídricos da Paraíba.

The Project consists of the following components:

Component 1: The Transparaíba/Curimataú Water Supply Extension Pipeline System Phase II (Sistema Adutor Transparaíba Ramal Curimataú 2ª Etapa), to supply piped water to around 77 thousand inhabitants of the Agreste Paraibano region by building 182 km of water mains, 7 pumping stations and 9 service reservoirs.

Component 2: Microregião Hidrica 89 (MRH89) Integrated Water Supply Pipeline System (Sistema Adutor Integrado da Microrregião 89), to supply piped water to around 51 throusand inhabitants of the Sertão Paraibano region by building 103 km of water mains, 5 pumping stations, 2 service reservoirs and 2 water treatment plants.

Investment Description
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Contact Information
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NDB Team Leader:

Mikhail Moshkov - Public Sector Department

No contacts provided at the time of disclosure.

Borrower - The State of Paraiba (Government of Brazil):

Virgiane da Silva Melo
Email: virgiane.amaral@seirhma.pb.gov.br

Implementing Agency - Water and Sanitation Company of Paraiba:

Marcus Neves
Email: marcus.neves@cagepa.pb.gov.br

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

You can submit an information request for project information though a form at the bottom of the following webpoage https://www.ndb.int/about-us/contact-us/. Alternatively, you can send an e-mail to info@ndb.int. 

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF NEW DEVELOPMENT BANK

The New Development Bank (NDB) does not currently have an independent accountability mechanism to accept complaints related to NDB-financed projects. The Bank does have a whistleblower mechanism that receives complaints about misconduct related to corruption, fraudulent practices and instances of money laundering in projects financed by the NDB and/or against the NDB staff members. To learn more about the whistleblower mechanism and how to file a complaint, access this webpage at: https://www.ndb.int/about-us/whistleblowing/.

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