Water Supply and Sanitation Infrastructure Improvement Programme - Guyana
Water supply & sanitation
COUNTRIES
Guyana
DATES
Jul/2014
- Jun/2022
COMPLETED
PROJECTED TOTAL INVESTMENT SIZE
€ 25 421 871
EU CONTRIBUTION
€ 10 669 362
SECTOR
Water supply & sanitation
TYPES OF SUPPORT
Investment Grants
Technical Assistance
Technical Assistance
DESCRIPTION
This IDB-led programme improved the water and sanitation services in three selected locations outside Guyana’s capital and in the capital, Georgetown, through infrastructure rehabilitation interventions to the water supply network and the upgrade of 1,000 pit latrines into efficient septic tanks.
The Water Treatment and Supply Infrastructure Improvement Programme (WTSIIP) contributed to increasing the portion of Guyana’s population with access to quality water and sanitation services.
RESULTS
- Provision of upgraded water supply network and services for 22,000 households.
- 90% of water samples meet water quality national regulations.
- Decrease of the percentage level of Non-Revenue Water from 65 to less than 50%.
- Upgrade of pit latrines in 1,000 vulnerable households into efficient septic tanks units.
LEAD FINANCING PARTNER
CO-FINANCING PARTNERS
CONTRIBUTION TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
