Guinea to receive US $18.8M for Conakry Wastewater Treatment project

Guinea is set to receive a sum of US $18.88M for the Conakry Wastewater Treatment project. The National Transitional Council (CNT) in Guinea has passed a law authorizing financing agreements with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) for the project.

The funds is set to facilitate all of the works planned under the project, namely “upgrading and increasing the capacity of the existing plant from 5,000 m3 per day to 25,800 m3 per day by 2035, renewing the five existing wastewater pumping stations to meet international standards and building the capacity of the implementing agency’s staff and the actors in the sanitation sector.

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Protecting the environment

The wastewater treated by the rehabilitated wastewater treatment plant will be returned to nature. The aim is to protect the environment and improve the living environment and health conditions of the population of the city of Conakry, estimated at more than 2 million inhabitants.

While waiting for the launch of the modernization of the Conakry water treatment plant, the government is pursuing other projects in the capital, notably the Urban Water Project of Guinea (PUEG).

In terms of sanitation, the project involves the implementation of a master plan for Greater Conakry to improve the management of rainwater, wastewater and sewage sludge. The funds breakdown include a loan of US $10M and a grant of US $8.5M. This funding is in addition to the 2.86 million euros released by the Guinean government, for a total amount of US $21.66M.