SACHSEN WASSER PROJECT UPDATE: World Water Day * 2022

ARMENIA

Yerevan

Assistance Project for the Water Committee of Armenia and its main Structures

Since 8/2021, Sachsen Wasser (SaWa) is supporting a KfW-funded Assistance Projectfor the Water Committee (WAC) of Armenia and its main structures.

The main aim is to support and improve the organisation and capacities of the WAC to implement the water sector strategy and improve the sector development. The water sector in Armenia has been developing dynamically over the last years e.g. seeing the conclusion of Lease Contracts, but structures and capacities for oversight and monitoring of the Lease Contracts, for further sector development and for sustainably managing more than 500 “off-grid” communities (that are unserved by the Lease Contracts) are not yet in line with the needs.

SaWa experts support the WAC with organisational, financial, commercial and technical advisory and training. The venture will support multiple stakeholders directly and indirectly. The project runs for two years.

BOLIVIA

PERIAGUA III –
Programme for sustainable drinking water supply and sanitation in peri-urban areasrt

PERIAGUA III (GIZ) is linked to the previous pro-gramme PERIAGUA II which was finalised in 7/2019 and PERIAGUA I finalised
in 6/2016. The aim of the new programme is to improve the framework conditions for the security of the drinking water supply and adaptation to climate change in selected cities.

The new PERIAGUA module contributes to the efforts of the Bolivian water sector to improve the resilience and protection of the urban drinking water supply under the influence of climate-related events and climate change as well as from pollution by sewage, and thus to contribute to water security.

ETHIOPIA, SUDAN, SOMALIA, UGANDA

UNICEF: R-WASH Programme:
Capacity Building and Support for Water Utility Companies in Somalia, Ethiopia, Uganda and Sudan

The R-WASH Programme for Capacity Building and Support of water utility companies, financed by UNICEF and KfW, comprises 7 sites in four East African countries: Kabasa and Qansaxley in Somalia; Kabribeya, Sheder and Aw-Barre in Ethiopia; Rwamwanja in Uganda and Kasalla in Sudan.

The project is running since 10/2021 and contributes to a sustainable, conflict-sensitive and integrated water and sanitation services supply model, by supporting the improvement of the effectiveness and efficiency of the utilities. The local utility companies are supported through financial, technical, commercial and management trainings and advisory. At the end of the project the utilities shall manage their water and sanitation facilities and reach 100 % cost recovery for the targeted refugee/IDP camps and the host communities.

The project started with the mobilisation of the teams and offices the different project sites and the compilation of the Inception Reports. Currently, the works on the baseline values for KPIs and a baseline institutional assessment
are ongoing. SaWa leads this project and cooperates with HYDROPHIL, Austria, and four local companies.

KENYA

Kericho, Kisii, Nyamira and Litein

Water and Sanitation Sector Development Program Lake Victoria South: Consulting Services for Accompanying Measures

SaWa continues its engagement in the Accompanyin Measures (AM) for the Water and Sanitation Sector Development Programme, financed by KfW, regarding support measures to the Water Service Providers (WSPs) KEWASCO and GWASCO to improve their performance and to enable sustainable operation of the newly constructed infrastructure. This will improve the water supply and wastewater services for the residents of the serviced areas in Kericho, Kisii, Nyamira and Litein.

Limited mobilisation of experts due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, as well as instability within the utility management, has led to unexpected delays in the start date of planned training activities. With the Accompanying Measures coming to a close in 5/2022, all trainings that were planned for 2020 and 2021 have necessarily been condensed into an intense 4-month long training programme. Modules covering the reduction of nonrevenue water and business planning have already been successfully conducted. Upcoming key trainings will include topics such as the implementation of good corporate
governance, conducting energy audits, procurement training, and financial management training, among others.

In addition to the ongoing training programme, our local partner is working closely with utility management to find solutions to day-to-day organisational and technical problems arising within the utilities. Although the AM Consultancy has been confronted with many unforeseen challenges, SaWa is determined to maximise the remaining time and improve the operational efficiency of KEWASCO and GWASCO.

KOSOVO

Peja
Sewage Disposal in Southwest Kosovo Programme, Phases III and IV

Our consultancy services in Peja have been extended in scope and time, also to cater for lost opportunities during the first lockdowns during 2020.

SaWa and partners have supported the Regional Water Company Hidrodrini in the preparation and implementation of a number of commercial processes that went along with a considerable enhancement of their ERP/IT system, during which several modules and new functionalities have been added. Also, Hidrodrini has adopted an up-dated organisational structure as well as HR and salary system. Despite originally being a wastewater project, additional support was given in NRW and leak detection training, with several field trainings and measurements in different District Metered Areas (DMAs). During Phase 2 of the project, SaWa will concentrate on operational assistance for the new WWTP (80,000 p.e.).

MOLDOVA

Cahul

Detailed Design and Construction Supervision: Accompanying Measure for Water Supply and Sanitation

SaWa continues its engagement in the Programme for Modernisation and Rehabilitation of Municipal Infrastructure Cahul (KfW, EU), concerning the rehabilitation of existing water supply and wastewater infrastructure in the southern town of Cahul on the river Prut, bordering Romania.

The project in Cahul has entered its third project year. Due to the restrictions caused by thestill ongoing Covid pandemic a mixture of remote and on-site trainings is applied. Improvements have been made in the organisational development and staff structure in the water utility, and the utility staff were trained and supported in applying for a tariff increase in accordance with the ANRE regulations. However, the focus in the past year was on the technical area, where a Non-Revenue Water
team was set up and is operational, on-the-job training on operation and maintenance of the water network was conducted, and improvements in the Hydraulic Modelling of the network were achieved.

In preparation for the investment measures from component 5 of the project, 20 LoRaWAN ultrasonic customer meters were installed in the scope of a pilot project accompanied by the Client technical teams and technical requirements for the updates on the business software were prepared. The Client has experienced changes in the top management as in other departments, and SaWa is continuously supporting them in solving these constraints.

TANZANIA

Simiyu

Simiyu Climate Resilience Project

Since 7/2021, SaWa is engaged as a partner in a major water, sanitation and agricultural project in northern Tanzania.

The Simiyu Climate Resilience Programme (SCRP) is co-funded by the Green Climate Fund and KfW and is located in the semi-arid region between Lake Victoria and the Serengeti. Overall investment amounts to 170 Mio EUR, including water intake at Lake Victoria, water treatment, a bulk water line projected to run ca 100 km inland, as well as several urban
and rural water supply, sanitation and climatesmart agricultural measures, mainly within a 24 km corridor along the bulk water line.

SaWa experts are mainly involved in institutional set-up and support to the newly created institutions as well Environmental and Social (E&S) Safeguards. The project is large and inter-disciplinary and requires a good coordination between the overall more than 55 experts. Following previous engagements of SaWa in Tanzania between 2013 and 2017 (Capacity Building 3 Towns/KfW and EWURA Training/GIZ), it is now the third project in the country. The initial phase will run until 8/2025.