Lake Victoria WATSAN - Kampala Water (Uganda)

Lake Victoria WATSAN's aim is the creation of viable utilities with improved ability to implement and operate the necessary infrastructure for water supply, sanitation and waste management of the Lake’s water, while developing viable approaches for incorporating services for poor populations.  The total project cost is estimated at EUR 212m and will be financed through subsidized loans and grants from AFD, KfW, EIB and the EU-Africa ITF, as well as equity from the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC).  KfW, AFD and EIB are collaborating under the Mutual Reliance Initiative, with KfW as the lead financier. The Board of Directors of AFD and EIB approved the project financings before the end of 2010, approval of German funds is planned for the first quarter 2011 and signature of the loan agreements is planned for the first semester 2011. 

The TA Grant will be used for the planning, options study, project preparation and hydraulic analysis. The aim is to develop an integrated master planning and improve knowledge related to impacts from waste water, climate changes and other variables: 

• Detailed design of rehabilitation and upgrading of Gaba WTP complex, optimization of treatment process and sequencing of implementation. Preparation of detailed design and tender documents. (1 MEUR).

• Consolidation of water and wastewater master plans towards integrated master planning to determine baseline conditions. Diagnosis of the transmission system and the primary network of Kampala. Diagnosis, restructuring (rezoning) and modelling of the entire water distribution network of Kampala. Hydraulic analysis and GIS (4 MEUR).

• Baseline investigations for new WTP East of Kampala including water quality modelling at Lake Victoria. Feasibility Study for new WTP and supply systems East of Kampala. Preparation of the detailed design and the tender documents. (3 MEUR).