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3 Jan 2021 TUNIS

German Development Bank Funds Tunisian Water Efficiency Programme

Tunisia, on Tuesday, signed 2 financing agreements with the German Development Bank (KfW). An amount of €111 Million is granted to the Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries to carry out the Storage and Flood Protection Programme. "This programme contributes to the development of rural areas by mobilising drinking and irrigation water," said KfW Project Officer in the Water Sector Simone Cremer...

30 Jul 2020 SINGAPORE, Singapore

Singapore High Court Extends Hyflux Debt Moratorium; Judicial Management May Follow

Unsecured bank lenders to troubled environmental services company Hyflux Ltd have succeeded in their appeal to the Singapore High Court to allow them to file an application to put the company under judicial management.More OOSKAnews coverage of the Hyflux Ltd sagaThe group consisting of Mizuho Bank, KfW, Bangkok Bank, BNP Paribas, Standard Chartered Bank, CTBC Bank and the Korea Development Bank holds more than $655 Million USD in debt...

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24 Feb 2020 BRUSSELS, Belgium

New European Financing For ASEAN Green Infrastructure Projects

The European Union has announced $55 Million USD in support for the Catalytic Green Finance Facility (ACGF) of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).ACGF was launched in April 2019 and is designed to provide ASEAN governments with technical assistance and access to sovereign funding for infrastructure projects in the water sector, green energy sector, urban transportation and climate-resilient agriculture...

7 Nov 2016 NAIROBI, Kenya

Kenyan Opposition Leader Accuses Government of Fraud in Itare Dam Project

Kenyan opposition leader and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has accused the current government of forging documents to make it appear that it has support from local residents for the $332 million USD Itare Dam project in the Kuresoi area of Kericho County.The project includes construction of the dam, a tunnel, and a raw water treatment plant with a capacity of 100,000 cubic meters per day, as well as laying of pipes...

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18 Oct 2016 NAIROBI, Kenya

Northern Water Collector Tunnel Project to Move Forward Despite Opposition

Kenya’s controversial $74 million USD Northern Water Collector Tunnel will proceed as planned, despite calls from the political opposition leader to cancel the project, Athi Water Services Board (AWSB) CEO Malaquen Milgo said on October 14th.Milgo also dismissed claims that the project would cause environmental damage and affect river flows...

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22 Feb 2016 NAIROBI, Kenya

Kenya’s Northern Water Collector Tunnel to Be Launched Soon: Water Minister

Kenya’s long-delayed $74 million USD Northern Water Collector Tunnel project will be launched in a matter of weeks, according to Water and Irrigation Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa.Authorities in Murang’a County, from which the water would be sourced, had blocked the project last year due to environmental concerns...

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18 Sep 2015 NAIROBI, Kenya

Contractor Halts Work on Kenya’s Northern Water Collector Tunnel

The Chinese construction company contracted to build Kenya’s $74 million USD Northern Water Collector Tunnel has halted operations and relocated its employees, in compliance with a court order.Arik Karani, a communications officer with the Athi Water Services Board (AWSB), which is carrying out the project, confirmed this week that work had stopped...

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17 Jul 2015 NAIROBI, Kenya

Murang’a County Leaders Threaten to Halt Kenya's Northern Collector Tunnel Project

Leaders in Kenya’s Murang’a County this week threatened to put a stop to construction work on the controversial $74 million USD Northern Collector Tunnel unless the local population is allowed to access water from the project.Murang’a County Senator Kembi Gitura led area leaders on July 14th in urging residents to halt the ongoing construction work...

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7 Jul 2015 MURANG'A, Kenya

Athi Water Services Board Denies That Tunnel Project Will Affect Local Rivers

Kenya’s Athi Water Services Board (AWSB) this week dismissed concerns that the controversial $74 million USD Northern Water Collector Tunnel project would reduce water levels in rivers in Murang'a County.During a visit to Murang’a Governor Mwangi Wairia’s office last week, AWSB Chairman Mwangi Kiunjuri said studies had shown that the water levels in the Gikigie, Irati and Maragua rivers would not be affected by the project...

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27 May 2015 SUCRE, Bolivia

Bolivian Government Announces Measures to Resolve Sucre Water Crisis

The Bolivian government last week announced measures to address the water crisis in the city of Sucre, constitutional capital of the country and home to half a million people.On May 23rd, the government allocated $40 million USD to improve Sucre’s water system, which collapsed following recent landslides, by 2019...

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6 Apr 2015 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan

Pakistan Approves $94 Million Harpo Hydropower Project

Pakistan’s Central Development Working Party last week gave approval for the $94 million USD, 34.5-megawatt Harpo Hydropower project on the Harpo River, a left tributary of the Indus, in the country’s Gilgit-Baltistan region.The project, the largest of its type in Gilgit-Baltistan, is being co-financed by German development bank KfW, the French Development Agency (AFD) and Pakistan’s Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)...

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27 Mar 2015 TIRANA

Albania, KfW to Implement Third Phase of Water Supply Program

The parliamentary Commissions approved the reached agreement between the Albanian government and KfW Frankfurt am Maini company for IPA funds, which will finance projects for the improvement of water supply system in rural areas in Albania, worth 98 million EUR.

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