Mozambique’s Water Treatment Plant Goes Onstream

Mozambique commissioned its new water treatment station in Pemba-Metuge District in Cabo Delgado Province on 30 April.

The treatment station, which was completed last year, will have the capacity to treat 15,000m³ of water to remove iron and manganese.

The MZN468m ($13.7m) project has been funded by the Mozambique Government and the World Bank’s Water Investment and Resources Fund, according to macauhub.com.

The work also included the construction of five boreholes, installation of pumping equipment and expansion of the water distribution network.

The project involved assembling the telemetric network to check water levels in reservoirs, installation of higher capacity pumps at pumping stations and the repair of 2.1km of access road to the borehole field.

The distribution network has been expanded by 158km and the reservoir’s capacity has been increased to 13,000m³.