Kigali Water gets $60m for new treatment plant

Wasac water distribution plant in Kimisagara, Kigali. The proposed plant will increase the availability of clean, safe water in Kigali and its surroundings. PHOTO | CYRIL NDEGEYA | NMG

The Kigali Water Ltd has received $60 million from the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) and Africa Development Bank to build a large-scale water treatment plant on river Nyabarongo on the outskirts of Kigali.

The proposed plant will increase the availability of clean, safe water in Kigali and its surroundings.
The financing process, which started in 2015, was announced last week by EAIF — the mandated lead arranger for funds — and the African Development Bank.