AFESD Activities أنشطة الصندوق العربي للتنمية المستدامة

Objectives:

The project aims at covering the deficit in meeting the demand for drinking water for the residents of about 92 cities and villages in the wilayas of Guidimaka and Assaba, who suffer from thirst, and meeting their future needs up to 2050. This will be accomplished by treating a portion of the water from the Senegal River near the village of Gouraye, and transferring the treated water to the city of Kiffa through a pipeline with a length of about 250 km, as well as supplying drinking water to the cities and villages located along it. The project will also alleviate the suffering incurred by the residents through purchasing their goods from street vendors at exorbitant prices, and will reduce the spread of diseases resulting from the consumption of polluted water, which will directly contribute to their stability and limit their migration to cities, as well as improve their living conditions, health and environmental conditions, and contribute to the alleviation of poverty. Upon its completion, the project will enable the dispensing of old and dilapidated infrastructure that supply some cities and villages in the project area.

Description:

The project, which is expected to be completed in the second half of 2024, includes the construction of a water outlet on the Senegal River, a water treatment plant and water pumping stations, laying of pipelines, and construction of water reservoirs. It also includes the setting up of a system for monitoring and controlling the project facilities up to the city of Kiffa, and any other works that may be required for the implementation and operation of the project and achieving its objectives, in addition to the provision of the necessary technical services during the preparation of the tender documents, and assistance in bid evaluation, supervising the implementation of works, and providing institutional support to the project management unit and the company. The project includes the following main components:

1. Implementation of Works:This includes the construction of a reinforced concrete water outlet on the Senegal River, a water treatment plant, pumping stations, reservoirs, main and secondary pipelines to supply reservoirs and water distribution networks, in addition to supplying the treatment plant and pumping stations with electricity, installing backup generators, and setting up a system for monitoring and controlling the project facilities. The following is a brief description of the elements within this component:
   1. Facilities to Pump Water from the River to the First Reservoir:This includes the construction of an outlet on the Senegal River, a station to pump water from the facility, and a water treatment plant with a capacity of about 50 thousand m³/day. It also includes the construction of the first pumping station, which will pump treated water to the first balancing reservoir, through a pipeline with a length of about 7 km.
   2. Water Distribution Line from the First Reservoir to the Second Pumping Station:This includes the laying of a pipeline with a length of about 38 km to transfer water from the first reservoir to a second pumping station which will be constructed in Selibaby, as well as conduits to supply villages and cities located between Gouraye and Selibaby.
   3. Construction of the Second Pumping Station, the Second Reservoir and the Distribution Line:This includes the construction of a second pumping station which will pump water to the second balancing reservoir, through the laying of pipeline with a length of about 56 km, in addition to the laying of necessary conduits to supply the villages and cities located along the path of the pumping line from the second pumping station to the second reservoir.
   4. Water Distribution Lines from the Second Reservoir to the Third Pumping Station in Kankosa:This includes the laying of pipeline with the length of about 69 km to transfer water from the second reservoir to the third pumping station which will be constructed in Kankosa. It also includes the laying of necessary conduits to supply villages and cities extending from the second reservoir to Kankosa, and the construction of several water distribution networks along the line.
   5. Construction of the Third Pumping Station, Third Reservoir and Laying of Pipelines from the Third Pumping Station to the City of Kiffa:This includes the construction of a third pumping station in Kankosa, which will pump water to the third balancing reservoir, by laying a pipeline with a length of about 74 km, in addition to another pipeline with a length of about 9 km to supply reservoirs in the city of Kiffa. It also includes the laying of necessary conduits to supply villages and cities located along the path of the distribution line between Kankosa and Kiffa, and the construction of some water distribution networks along the line.
2. Technical Services:This includes the consultancy services necessary to prepare the tender documents, assist in calls for tenders and bid evaluations, as well as the supervision of the project implementation, and the conduct of any additional studies necessary to achieve the project’s goals.
3. Institutional Support:This includes the provision of institutional support to the implementing agency, and the agencies that will be operating the facilities, in order to assist them in carrying out their tasks in the best way possible, as well as enabling them to develop their systems. It also includes the provision of training and qualification for the employees.

Financing:

The Arab Fund loan covers about 10% of the total project costs. The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development will contribute to financing the project with loans amounting to KD 20 million (about 20%), the Saudi Fund for Development with a loan equivalent to about KD 30 million (about 31%), the OPEC Fund for International Development with a loan equivalent to about KD 10 million (about 10%), the Islamic Development Bank with a loan equivalent to about KD 10 million (about 10%), and the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development with a loan equivalent to about KD 10 million (about 10%). The Mauritanian government will cover the remaining cost of the project and any additional project cost that may arise.