EBRD finances modern water supply infrastructure in rural Uzbekistan
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is providing a $70 million loan to Uzbekistan’s regional water utility Namangan Suv Ta’minoti for a project to increase access to drinking water and boost wastewater services.
The sovereign loan will be used to support the construction and rehabilitation of water intakes, distribution stations and networks, mains and a water treatment plant serving seven rural settlements in the region (Chartak, Chust, Jumashuy, Kyzyl-Rovat, Pap, Tashbulak and Uygur), along with the construction of wastewater treatment plants, wastewater pumping stations and networks in the Chust and Jumashuy settlements.
The work will be co-financed by a $14 million contribution from the government of Uzbekistan. The investment will connect around 115,000 new users to a water supply and to water treatment networks.
