The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has allocated a loan and a grant of $ 25.995 million dollars to finance a water project in Mahe in the Seychelles.
The Mahe Sustainable Water Augmentation Project (MSWAP) seeks to promote the country’s economic development by improving water supply capacity and resilience against climate change. The project aims at achieving the Seychelles 2008-2030 Water Development Plan (SWDP) target supported by the African Water Facility (AWF), which is hosted and managed by AfDB. Currently, the country can only meet about 60% of its potable water needs due to limited storage capacity, increased demand for housing construction, and water losses along the network.Project benefits
Water shortages are common in Mahe, the Seychelles’ largest island, especially during the dry seasons when water rationing is enforced. The project would: (a) Improve water supply services through reduction of the number of days when water is rationed and (b) Increase water production capacity to cover areas in the island’s northern region. The project is anchored in the country’s Medium Term National Development Strategy 2013-2017 (MTNDS).The strategy focuses on strengthening the foundations of economic growth, improving the quality of life and ensuring environmental sustainability.
