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- Rehabilitation of Irrigation and Drainage Pumping Stations
Rehabilitation of Irrigation and Drainage Pumping Stations
Egypt
| Borrower | Egypt |
| Financing Type | Public Sector |
| Instrument | Project Loan |
| Focus Area | Agriculture |
| Approved | 12.09.2012 |
| Signed | 20.04.2013 |
| Status | Completed |
| Loan Administrator | OPEC Fund |
| Executing Agency | Mechanical and Electrical Department (MED)/Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation (MWRI) |
| Co-financiers | Government |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 30.00 |
| Total Project Cost (US$m) | 36.20 |
To modernize irrigation infrastructure to help boost food security and reduce poverty levels for approximately 215,000 people residing near the capital Cairo. Works will include:
- construction and equipping of a new pumping station in Kafr El-Sheikh
- provision of spare parts for 10 existing pumping stations
- installation of 10 weed-cleaning machines to raise efficiency of pumping stations
- provision of mobile electrical labs