Loan No: | 514 | Interest Rate: | 4.5 % |
Beneficiary: | National Office of Potable Water | Grace Period: | 4 years |
Project Cost: | KD 22.8 million | Maturity: | 22 years |
Amount of Loan: | KD 15.0 million | Repayment: | 37 semi-annual installments |
Date of Board Approval: | 2008-01-17 | First Installment: | 4 years following the first disbursement |
Date of Loan Agreement: | 2008-01-17 | Date of Loan Effectiveness: | 2008-09-18 |
Objectives:
The project aims at meeting the current and future needs for drinking water of the urban and rural population in Taounate, Chefchaouen and Sidi Kacem provinces through the use of water from Al Wahda dam. The project also aims at providing Tanger Med port and the surrounding industrial and residential areas with drinking water from Oued Rmel dam which is currently under construction
Description:
The project, which is expected to be completed by the end of the end of 2010, includes construction works for supplying the three provinces and the port with drinking water, in addition to the necessary technical services. The project consists of the following main components:
- Water Structures for the Provinces of Taounate, Chefchouen and Sidi Kacem:This includes the construction of a water intake on Al Wahda dam, and a plant to treat part of the water from the dam, then transfer and distribute it to several cities and villages in the provinces of Taounate, Chefchaouen and Sidi Kacem. This component of the project includes the following:
- Water Intake and Treatment Plant:This includes the construction of a water intake on Al Wahda dam and equipping it with three pumps, each with a capacity of about 170 l/s, the construction of a reservoir with a capacity of about 1000 m3, the construction of a treatment plant with a capacity of about 360 l/s, the construction of a pumping station with a capacity of about 240 l/s, the laying of pipelines with a total length of about 5 km and diameters ranging between 600 and 900 mm, the construction of electric lines with a total length of about 1 km to supply the pumping stations and the treatment plant with electric power, in addition to the acquisition and installation of all the necessary equipment for the operation of the pumping stations and treatment plant.
- Water Transmission Pipeline to BaMohamed Reservoir:This includes the laying of pipelines with a total length of about 32 km and a diameter of 700 mm, and the construction of a reservoir with a capacity of about 1000 m3.
- Water Transmission and Distribution Equipment in the Provinces of Chefchaouen and Sidi Kacem:This includes the construction of about 21 pumping stations with capacities ranging between 5 and 200 l/s, the construction of about 13 reservoirs with capacities ranging between 100 and 5000 m3, the laying of transmission and distribution pipelines with a total length of about 615 km and diameters ranging between 60 and 700 mm, the installation of about 210 public fountains, the supply of electric power to the pumping stations, in addition to the acquisition and installation of all the necessary equipment and accessories for the operation of the pumping stations and the pipelines.
- Water Distribution Networks in Taounate Province:This includes extension of the existing distribution networks to supply several cities and villages in the province with water. The works consist of the laying of about 350 km of pipelines with diameters ranging between 60 and 300 mm, and the installation of about 100 public fountains.
- Water Structures for Tanger Med Port:This includes the construction of a plant to treat the water from Oued Rmel dam with a capacity of about 300 l/s, a pumping station of treated water with 3 pumps, one of which to be used as a spare, and each with a capacity of 165 l/s, about 1 km of electric lines to provide both the plant and the station with electric power, pipelines with a total length of about 4 km and diameters ranging between 600 and 800 mm, in addition to the necessary equipment and accessories for the operation of the treatment plant and the pumping station.
- Technical Services:This includes all the required services to prepare studies, design, construction drawings, and supervision during project implementation.
Financing:
The Arab Fund’s loan covers about 65.8% of the total project cost. The Moroccan Government will cover the remaining cost of the project and any additional cost that may arise.