BEDE Funds Ecuador Water Projects

State Bank Banco del Estado (BEDE) has agreed to provide a $35m loan to carry out drinking water and sewage projects in the Manta municipality of Ecuador.

The project includes the construction of a potable water plant with a capacity to store 25,000m³ and the installation of more than 310km of pipeline during the first phase.

The sanitation project includes laying a 15km sewage pipeline along the Muerto River, fixing pumping stations and installing new sewage and potable water systems.

Part of the fund will be used to upgrade Manta’s potable water and sewage utility Eapam, according to eluniverso.com.