The implementation of several drinking water projects in Burkina Faso is set to be financed by China and Saudi Arabia following the signing of two financing agreements worth a total of over US$ 58.19m by representatives from the three nations.
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Agreement between China and Burkina Faso
As per the agreement between China and Burkina Faso, the Exim Bank of China will provide close to US$ 58m in the form of a concessional loan to strengthen the drinking water supply system of the cities of Tenkodogo, Garango, Bittou, and Bagré.
This financing will enable the construction of a drinking water plant with a capacity of 25,000 m3 per day by the Chinese Construction Engineering Company (CGCOC). The plant’s output will be stored in four reservoirs, then conveyed to the population through a distribution center that will be built in Tenkodogo, the capital of the Boulgou province and the country’s Centre-East region.
The project is scheduled to be completed within a period of 30 months from the day the construction works begin.
Agreement between Saudi Arabia and Burkina Faso
Saudi Arabia on the other hand has agreed to provide US$ 365,934 that will be used by Projects House Engineering Consultancy and EDS International for the preparation and analysis of the tender documents, as well as for carrying out the studies and supervising all the work under Phase 5 of the Saudi Arabian Well Drilling and Rural Development Programme in Africa (PSFA).
Scheduled to run for 48 months, the PSFA will see 100 boreholes drilled and equipped with human-powered pumps and 10 drinking water supply systems (AEP) for the benefit of 65,000 people.
The entire program is 93.64% financed by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for an amount of over US$ 5.6m.
