Water Supply and Sanitation Infrastructure Improvement Programme - Guyana

Water supply & sanitation
Guyana
COUNTRIES
Guyana
DATES
Jul/2014 - Dec/2020 ONGOING
TOTAL ESTIMATED BUDGET
€ 22 788 848
TOTAL CIF CONTRIBUTION
€ 10 675 000
SECTOR
Water supply & sanitation
TYPES OF SUPPORT
Investment Grants
Technical Assistance
PROJECT FICHE:
DESCRIPTION

The programme will improve the water and sanitation services in three selected locations outside Guyana’s capital, and in the capital Georgetown, through infrastructure rehabilitation interventions to the water supply network and the upgrade of 1,000pit latrines into efficient septic tanks.

The Water Treatment and Supply Infrastructure Improvement Programme (WTSIIP) will contribute to increasing the portion of Guyana’s population with access to quality water and sanitation services.

RESULTS
  • 22,000 households will be serviced by an upgraded water supply network.
  • 90% of water samples will meet water quality national regulations.
  • The percentage level of Non-Revenue Water will decrease from 65 to less than 50%.
  • 1,000 low-income households will have pit latrines upgraded into efficient septic tanks units.
LEAD FINANCING PARTNER
CO-FINANCING PARTNERS
CONTRIBUTION TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS