DAWASA takes over multi-billion water project in Tanzania

Dar es Salam Water and Sewerage Authority (Dawasa) has taken over the Mwanga-Same-Korogwe drinking water project in Tanzania, replacing M.A. Kharafi & Sons after being accused of failing to meet deadlines.

The completion of the water project launched in 2014 was scheduled for 2017 but due to the delay in the delivery of the drinking water production facilities, it failed.

M.A. Kharafi and Sons was one of the two construction companies awarded the contract to implement the mega water project alongside Badr East Africa Enterprises Limited which has was contracted to construct the water distribution infrastructures in the project.

Dawasa has now awarded Badr East Africa Enterprises the contract with a strict deadline to complete the project. The company has until the end of March 2021 to complete the works in accordance with its contract.

The first phase of the water mega-project will enable the construction and operation of a raw water intake, a drinking water plant, storage tanks, 12 km of pipelines and an electricity line to supply the whole.

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This stage of the project should affect nine villages (Mferejini Ruvu, Jiungeni, Handeni, Lang’ata Bora, Lang’ata Kagongo, Nyabinda, Kiti Cha Mungu Njia, Panda and Kirya) spread over three districts.

The second component of the project covers the construction of a water pumping station in Kisangara, a storage tank in Kiverenge, a gravity main and service tanks to serve the 28 villages and two small towns. All of the facilities will improve the drinking water supply to 440,000 inhabitants.

The government of Tanzania is implementing the drinking water project at a cost of about US $ 300 billion financed by several financial institutions, including the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (Badea), the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED), the Opep Fund for International Development (Fodi) and the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD). Part of the financing is provided by the Tanzanian state.