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Hodeida Sanitation Project

Yemen

Borrower Yemen
Financing Type Public Sector
Instrument Project Loan
Focus Area Water & Sanitation
Approved 06.11.2001
Signed 26.04.2002
Status Completed
Loan Administrator OPEC Fund
Executing Agency Min. of Electricity and Water
Co-financiers Government
OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) 12.00
Total Project Cost (US$m) 14.25

Sanitation coverage in Yemen's western city of Hodeida is low, with only around one-half of its 420,000-strong population connected to the network. Parts of the city's wastewater system have collapsed or become blocked, necessitating the use of above-ground sewage lines. The project will carry out the following:

  • replacement 15-km of main sewer lines;
  • installation of 230 solid manhole covers to prevent sand intrusion;
  • rehabilitation of three pumping stations, including new power systems and standby generators.
The rehabilitated sanitation system will benefit not only the surrounding population, but will also curb pollution of the region's environment.

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