Katosi Water Works
  Location of Katosi Water Treatment Plant | |
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| Desalination plant | |
|---|---|
| Location | Katosi, Mukono District |
| Coordinates | 00°09′01″N 32°48′07″E / 0.15028°N 32.80194°E |
| Estimated output | 160,000 cubic meters (160,000,000 L) of water daily |
| Cost | €212 million |
| Technology | Sedimentation, Chlorination |
| Percent of water supply | Estimated 50% of Kampala Metropolitan Area |
| Operation date | March 2021 Expected |
Katosi Water Works (KWW), also Katosi Water Treatment Plant is a water purification project in Uganda.[1]
Location
The water treatment facility is under construction in the lakeside town of Katosi, in Ntenjeru subcounty, Mukono District, in the Buganda Region of Uganda. Katosi is approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi), by road, south of the town of Mukono, where the district headquarters are located.[2] This is about 50 kilometres (31 mi), by road, south-east of Kampala, the capital city of Uganda.[3]
Overview
As far back as 2011, the Uganda government, through the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC), began to make plans to construct a new water treatment facility at Katosi, to augment the facilities at Ggaba (Ggaba I, II & III), to meet the needs of the rapidly expanding population of Kampala and surrounding districts.[4]
GKW Consult GmbH, in association with Alliance Consultants Limited, were contracted by the NWSC to provide consulting services for the preparation of designs for the new Drinking Water Treatment Plant near Katosi. Tendering and supervision of the construction works, are part of this consulting contract.[5] The design also includes the evacuation pipeline to a storage reservoir on Nsumba Hill, about 12 kilometres (7 mi), to the north-west.[6]
When completed, the plant is expected to have initial capacity of 160,000 cubic meters (160,000,000 L) of water daily, expandable to 240,000 cubic meters (240,000,000 L) of water daily.[7] The target population is the estimated 4.5 million people by the year 2025 and 7 million by the year 2040, expected to inhabit the city of Kampala, and its surrounding metropolis.[5]
Ownership
The water treatment facility is wholly owned by the National Water and Sewerage Corporation, a government parastatal company, responsible for provision of potable water and sewerage services nationwide.[1]
Construction
The construction of the Katosi Water Treatment Plant is part of a master plan called Kampala Water Lake Victoria Water and Sanitation Project, which was developed in 2011. The project involves improving water supply and improve sanitation services to all of the 2 million inhabitants of the city of Kampala at that time.[8][9]
As part of that program, which also involved the improvement of the NWSC Ggaba Water Treatment Plant, called for the construction of a new 120,000 cubic meters (120,000,000 L) per day water treatment plant in Katosi, Mukono District, east of Kampala.[4]
The feasibility study was conducted by BRL Ingenierie SA, IGIP and WE Consult. In June 2016, GKW Consult GmbH and Alliance Consultants Limited were selected as consulting engineers. Tenders for the construction contract were advertised in the first quarter of 2017, with bid evaluation expected in May 2017.[10]
The contract was awarded to a consortium comprising Suez International of Egypt and Sogea-Satom of France. In June 2018, NWSC signed a binding contract with the consortium to design and build Katosi Water Works, together with the related intake, storage and transmission infrastructure at a contract price of €84 million (USh378 billion). Construction started in January 2019 and is expected to conclude in March 2021.[7][11] As of May 2020, construction was estimated to have progressed to 80 percent. Test pumping is planned during the fourth quarter of 2020, with commissioning expected during the first quarter of 2021.[12]
Financing
The funding of the Kampala Water Lake Victoria Water and Sanitation Project (WATSAN), is as illustrated in the table below:[13]
| Rank | Development Partner | Contribution in Euros | Percentage | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Government of Uganda | 34.0 million | 16.04 | Investment |
| 2 | KfW of Germany | 20.0 million | 9.44 | Grant |
| 3 | European Investment Bank | 75.0 million | 35.38 | Loan |
| 4 | French Development Agency | 75.0 million | 35.38 | Loan |
| 5 | European Union Infrastructure Trust Fund | 8.0 million | 3.77 | Grant |
| Total | 212.00 million | 100.00 |
- Note: Totals are slightly off due to rounding.
In February 2019, an agreement was signed between the French Development Agency (AFD), represented by Stéphanie Rivoal, the French Ambassador to Uganda and the government of Uganda, represented by Matia Kasaija, the Ugandan Finance Minister for a 20-year USh630 billion (€150 million) loan, representing the EIB's and AFD's funding participation on this project.[14][15]
See also
References
- ^ a b Sharon Kyatusiimire (5 February 2018). "NWSC Embarks on New 160 millon Litres Katosi Water Works". Kampala: Chimpreports.com. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ Globefeed.com (26 April 2018). "Distance between Mukono, Uganda and Katosi Trading Centre, Mukono District, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ Globefeed.com (26 April 2018). "Distance between Post Office Building, Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda and Katosi Trading Centre, Mukono District, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ a b Water Technology (17 April 2011). "Uganda to Build $306m Water Treatment Plant in Katosi". Water-Technology.net. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ a b GKW Consult (23 June 2016). "New Major Water Supply Project in Uganda". Mannheim, Germany: GKWConsult.com. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ Globefeed.com (26 April 2018). "Distance between Katosi Trading Centre, Mukono District, Uganda and Bugigi, Mukono District, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ a b "National Water building Sh378 billion treatment plant at Katosi". Kampala: The Ugandan. June 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ European Commission (21 July 2015). "Kampala Water - Lake Victoria Water And Sanitation Sector (WATSAN)". European Commission. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ Water Briefing Organization (5 May 2011). "European finance to transform water supply in Uganda". Bristol, United Kingdom: Waterbriefing.org. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ Anonymous (19 August 2016). "Uganda, Kampala: EIB Package 4B: Katosi Drinking Water Treatment Plant and Nsumba Pumping Main and Reservoir". Publictenders.net. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ Sharon Kyatusiimire (9 January 2020). "NWSC To Employ New Technology To Increase Water Safety In Uganda". Kampala: Chimp Reports. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ Ashita Chopra (13 May 2020). "Kampala Water Demand Outstrips Supply - NWSC". Daily Monitor. Kampala.
- ^ European Investment Bank (27 October 2016). "Kampala Water Lake Victoria Water and Sanitation Project (Uganda)". European Investment Bank. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ Jean Marie Takouleu (6 February 2019). "Uganda: AFD invests €270 million in two water and sanitation projects". Paris, France: Afrik21. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ SoftPower Reporter (6 November 2018). "Government To Borrow Over One Trillion For Water Sanitation Projects". Kampala: SoftPower Uganda. Retrieved 31 March 2019.