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Add to Preferred SourcesThe World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved additional financing of $24.74 million International Development Association (IDA) credit and $5.26 million IDA grant to increase access to piped water supply services in Monrovia and surrounding areas, and improve the operational efficiency of Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC).
This additional financing of Liberia Urban Water Supply Project (UWSP), approved on June 14, will be used to scale-up the rehabilitation and extension of Monrovia’s piped water distribution system, as well as to reinforce LWSC’s operational efficiency.
“The Liberia Urban Water Supply Project additional financing will help address the critical need for the provision of adequate and safe water supply,” said Larisa Leshchenko, World Bank Country Manager for Liberia.
This new funding will complement the original project by restructuring the current transmission and distribution system to improve the conveyance of water by the main transmission line towards central Monrovia’s main reservoirs and increase the storage capacity in Paynesville areas. It will also increase access and enhance the quality and quantity of the water supply service to existing customers. This is expected to lead to at least 10,000 new household connections and 50 standpipes, thus serving an estimated additional 52,000 Monrovians. This number of beneficiaries almost doubles those under the original project, while improving the supply service to the existing 7,000 customers through better regulation of the water demand and supply.
Original source: World Bank
Published on 19 June 2019