World Bank Approves $100m Loan for China Water Projects

The World Bank has approved a $100m loan to China for the Nanning Urban Environment Project, which aims to stop the deterioration of surface water quality in the Nanning Municipality in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

The loan will finance the expansion of the Jiangnan wastewater treatment plant and the development of wastewater collection and treatment facilities in Wuming, Binyang, Hengxian, Mashan and Shanglin.

The fund will also cover the environmental rehabilitation the Fenghuang, Liangqing and Lengtang Rivers in the central urban districts.

Technical assistance to establish an integrated mini river basin management system for a section of the Yongjiang River basin in Nanning will also be financed through the loan.

The project’s total cost is expected to be about $254m.