ADB to Fund Mozambique Water Projects

African Development Bank (ADB) will grant $26.8m to Mozambique to finance the maintenance of the potable water supply and sanitation systems in the cities of Lichinga and Cuamba in the north-east province of Niassa.

The project will improve the distribution network to ensure a longer lifespan for existing infrastructures in Mozambique.

ADB is also considering approving additional finance to back the National Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Programme (Pronasar) of Mozambique, which is budgeted at $200m.

The investment will expand potable water coverage by 2014, particularly in the rural areas of Zambeze and Nampula, according to macauhub.com.