Togo to construct two drinking water supply systems

The government of Togo is set to construct two drinking water supply systems (AEP) in the towns of Dapaong and Naki-Est, in the Savanes region.

Ministry of Water and Village Hydraulics and its Ministry of Town Planning, Housing and Public Hygiene performed the launch ceremony of the development that aims to improve access to urban water supply facilities to meet the population’s drinking water needs.

The project will involves construction of a 45 km of drinking water network in Dapaong, which will serve 10 districts. In Nika-Est, the water supply system will consist of four boreholes. Water pumped from the water table will be stored in a 100 m3 water tower and distributed via 33 standpipes. The project is targeted to serve atleast 7,400 people.

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Water planning

The work will be financed by the Government of Togo through a US $30M loan granted by the World Bank. In addition to improving the supply of drinking water in these two towns, the Infrastructure and Urban Development Project (PIDU), led by the Togolese Ministry of Town Planning, Housing and Public Hygiene, will also improve the supply in the towns of Lomé and Kara. The project will also build institutional capacity in water planning and management, particularly in the towns of Kpalimé, Tsévié, Atakpamé and Sokodé.

The PIDU followed on from the Emergency Project for the Rehabilitation of Electrical Infrastructure and Services (Purise), also financed by the World Bank. These initiatives reflect the government’s desire to step up investment in urban infrastructure. According to the Togolese authorities, the project will run until the end of December 2023.