eu delegation in lesotho, water seminar in nairobi, 18-22 1 water facility case study: gol/eib/eu...

EU Delegation in Lesotho, Water Seminar in Nairobi, 18-22

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WATER FACILITY

Case study: GoL/EIB/EU financed

MASERU WASTE WATER PROJECT – LESOTHO (28,5 M Euro)


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Urban SANITATION coverage in Lesotho

• 2002 sanitation coverage in Lesotho: 61%.

• 2015 MDGs goal to increase sanitation coverage to 80.5%

• WASA sanitation coverage, urban = 3% (Maseru 3142 connections to the sewage network)

• Alternative urban sewage is dry latrines


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A bit of background

• Response to the 2° Water Facility call for proposals: contract signature in 2007 (60m).

• Structure of the project: 3 components

Services & Works contracts & Technical Assistance (organogramme & LF)

• Amount and sharing (all project activities are eligible under all financiers)


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S/N PROJECT NAME Start End Value Monthly Disb

B CONSULTANCY

EIA ASSESSMENT Apr-08 Jul-08 € 151.410,00 € 20.188,00

TA FOR PMU Jul-08 Nov-10 € 444.630,00 € 12.350,83

ENGINEERING Apr-08 Dec-08 € 1.706.000,00 € 194.971,43

CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION Aug-09 May-12 € 854.000,00

MIDTERM REVIEW Jun-10 Aug-10 € 58.673,00 € 15.646,13

CLOSE REVIEW Jun-12 Aug-12 € 58.673,00 € 15.646,13

SANITATION MASTERPLAN May-10 Oct-10 € 540.800,00 € 72.106,67

Subtotal Consultancy € 2.960.186,00

C WORKS

MWWP-W2 (WWTP) Dec-09 Apr-11 € 7.871.088,00 € 393.554,40

MWWP-W3 (NETWORk&PUMP STATIONS) Aug-09 Jan-11 € 20.191.011,18 € 757.162,92

MWWP-W1 (NGO) Jan-10 Nov-11 € 1.931.104,00 € 72.416,40

Subtotal Works € 29.993.203,18 € 749.830,08

Total Project € 32.953.389,18 € 1.972.963,80

European Investment Bank - 50%

European Union – 30%

Government of Lesotho – 20%

Duration: 60 months

Agency: WASA, now WASCO Ltd


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Objectives of the action

• Increased and upgraded sanitation coverage in urban Maseru

• Decreased pollution of water sources

• Decreased poor sanitation related diseases in urban Maseru


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MAP.pdf


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Beneficiaries: 100.000Poor households 40%

(subsidized PITs or revolving fund building cost recovery in their water bill from 0 to 24 months)

Low-income households 34% (WASA lower tariffs for new water closets)

Middle&high income households 26% (new inhouse connections sustaining WASA

further investments)


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What is special ?

• Prepartion of the proposal via EIB Consultant

• MoU n. 1 & n.2 (All parties to this project did sign a Memorandum of Understanding which facilitates the implementation of the project in the sense of donor harmonization of the Paris Declaration. WASA uses only the EIB’s procurement regulation as the largest donor, instead of three different regulations)

• EIB guidelines

• Contracting Auhtority: WASA (now WASC)


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2010 ROM mission highlights:

• Strong points:

Employment of local people (W-3 = 95%)

Good quality of project management and coordination

Sanitation to 149.000 people over a total population of 250.000 in urban/peri-urban Maseru


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Recent ROM mission highlights:

• Weak points:

Payment modalities (pick of IPCs ought to increased productivity of W-3 and W-2:

i.e. payments under EDF funds requires 70% previous tranches justified and audited EU has a too long procedure for disboursement…the possibility to use a bank guarantee is under consideration)

Lack of coordination with Roads Directorate (RD)

Delay in the finalisation of the ToR for the National Sanitation Master Plan


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Lesson learned: Resettlement

• Environmental and Social Impact Assessment:

> the design must include a plan of social sustainability

> the rejection by the population must be internalised i.e. the pump station of Lepereng must be moved while there is no budget available in the project budget the GoL is sustaining the relocation costs (Eur 50.000)


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Lesson learned: capacity building

• capacity building in the LF is indicated as one of the achievements

• meanwhile this component is not consistently addressed as it is spread here and there capitalizing other on going projects; no structured plan for increasing WASA O&M capacities; no monitoring mechanism for capacity building foreseen by the project;


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Some questions

• Monitoring:• Who in Hqs ? • Whom for EIB ?

• Lack of NAO involvement: no reporting is sent to the NAO. Cotonou ? How can it integrate with NIP and respect of GoL strategies for the sector ? i.e. Sanitation Master Plan has 2 years delay !!!


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Some pictures

• The sewage network and pump stations

• The treatment plant


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Network& Pumping Stations

• Rehabilitation, infilling and extension of sewerage systems in the Ratjmose catchment area

• Construction of the new sewage system in the Ratjmose catchment area


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TREATMENT PLANTs

• RE-establishment and refurbishment of the Ratjmose treatment plant

• Construction of the new WWT plant at the Agricultural college


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• Preparation for the blinding


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• Blinding


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• Aeration tank concrete slub


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• Clarifier tank


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THANK YOU

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eu delegation in lesotho, water seminar in nairobi, 18-22 1 water facility case study: gol/eib/eu...

Documents

water seminar

eu delegation

project slide

water bill

government of lesotho

audited eu

wasc slide

pollution of water sources