New Water Treatment Plant, Kampala

The overall objective of Package 4 is to address the long term water supply needs of the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (GKMA) by constructing a new water treatment plant in the eastern part of the City. The new treatment plant, with a design horizon up to the year 2035, is meant to largely serve the eastern and northern parts of GKMA. To roll out its implementation, Package 4 has been subdivided into two (02) sub-packages; Packages 4A and Package 4B. Package 4A is aimed at carrying out feasibility studies and water quality monitoring that shall facilitate the development of a new intake with an abstraction capacity of 240,000m³/day, a water treatment plant with a capacity of 120,000m³/day, sludge handling facilities, raw water and clear water pumping stations with all the associated electromechanical installations and fittings, at a suitable location to the East of Kampala, as well as undertaking of other activities that are appropriate to protect the watershed. The outputs of Package 4A shall form the basis for Package 4B, which shall entail undertaking detailed engineering designs, tendering of works, execution of the works, and construction supervision. Financial support is coming from German Government via KfW Entwicklungsbank, European Union Africa Infrastructure Fund (EU-ITF), European Investment Bank (EIB), Agence Française de Développement (AFD), and the Government of Uganda (GoU). Estimated project value : €60 million.