Out of the US$ 317M needed to completely implement the Kiffa drinking water supply system project, 600 kilometers southeast of Nouakchott, the Mauritanian government recently received initial funding of US$ 100M.
The loan deal was recently signed by Al-Marshad, the CEO of the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD), Ousmane Mamadou Kane, the Minister of Economic Affairs of Mauritania, and Mohamed El-Hassan Ould Boukhris, the Minister of Water and Sanitation of Mauritania.
The SFD investment in the Kiffa drinking water supply system project was in response to the Mauritanian government’s call for money mobilization in November 2021, as part of the Organization for the Development of the Senegal River’s proposed water sharing mechanism.
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Scope of the Kiffa Drinking Water Supply System Project
With the US$ 100M pledged by the SDF, the Mauritanian government will develop raw water collection facilities from the Senegal River to provide the town of Kiffa.
Expected to provide drinking water to 550,000 people in 92 Nouakchott communities until 2035, the Kiffa Drinking Water Supply System Project will involve the construction of facilities for the purification, storage, transportation, and distribution of potable water.Â
Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), The Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF), The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED), The Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD), The Opec Fund for International Development (OFID), and The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) are all expected to facilitate Mauritania with the remaining US$ 217 million.
A financial strategy has already been agreed upon by the development partners.
