Clean water in the sub-Sharan region has been an ongoing public concern. This need can no longer be ignored as development and urbanization creeps upon rural areas. Kigali had been leading the path in sustainability and green infrastructure development as a large-scale water treatment plant is due for completion in 2020. This facility is anticipated to produce 40 megaliters of clean water daily, equivalent to one-third of Kigali’s total supply. Water will be drawn from the Nyabarongo River and treated before distribution to an estimated 500,000 domestic, commercial, and industrial customers. Kigali Water is one of the first water projects to be developed using a public-private partnership (PPP) model in sub-Saharan Africa.
Three the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) companies—The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), the Technical Assistance Facility (TAF), and DevCo—helped to finance the project at different stages of its development. Having previously backed Rwanda’s ground-breaking Gigawatt Solar and Kivu Watt, PIDG company EAIF was well-placed to arrange long-term finance to support developer Metito, a global provider of water management solutions with 60 years’ experience developing and managing water facilities in emerging markets.
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