Mozambique: World Bank, Netherlands provide $42 million for Nacala dam works

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Mozambique: World Bank, Netherlands provide $42 million for Nacala dam works

1:00 CAT | 26 Aug 2022

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The Nacala dam, in Nampula province, will undergo restructuring works starting in September, aimed at increasing water management capacity and, consequently, the volume of water supply to the population.

For this purpose, 42 million US dollars are available, 50% of which financed by the World Bank and the rest by the Dutch Government.

The Nacala dam was built in the 1980s with a reservoir capacity of 4.2 million cubic metres of water per year which was increased to around 6.6 million via the rehabilitation carried out in 2002. Notwithstanding, and according to some reports, the dam’s water supply capacity remained at the level of seven thousand cubic metres per day, which is considered insufficient to meet demand.

This time, the government and its partners intend to restructure the Nacala dam, not only to increase the reservoir’s capacity, but also to guarantee a greater flow of water. Therefore, it is expected that the dam’s water supply capacity will increase from the current seven to 25 thousand cubic metres per day.

The information was shared by the Secretary of State for Nampula province, Mety Gondola, who said that the region is facing major challenges related to water management to serve its inhabitants.

“The interventions will start next September, with the selection and contracting of the companies that will be responsible for the execution of the works, which include the expansion of the network to serve the communities of the districts of Nacala-a-Velha and Nacala-Porto,” advanced Gondola. cited by Notícias.

Mety Gondola also revealed that the government foresees, in the long term, building four other dams to exploit the water potential of the Luazi, Sanhote, Lúrio and Monapo rivers.

Source: Diário Económico