On Saturday, H.E. President Adama Barrow launched the Water Supply Project in the Greater Banjul Area (WASIB) in Sifoe. This project aims to provide safe and clean drinking water to over one million people in the West Coast Region and surrounding areas.
During the event, President Barrow announced the separation of NAWEC into two entities: Water and Electricity. The President stated that the objective is to focus on developing and implementing appropriate water projects nationwide.
The project is a testament to the government’s dedication to ensuring access to water nationwide.
The following are the expectations from the WASIB project:
Extending NAWEC’s water network by three hundred thousand (300,000) metres.
Increase national water production capacity by 25%.
Construction of state-of-the-art Water Quality Monitoring Laboratory.
Improve supply for nine hundred and twenty thousand (920,000) residents.
Provide access to clean water for eighty thousand (80,000) new beneficiaries.
Commission of fourteen (14) new boreholes, including four deep wells.
The landmark project is supported by the European Investment Bank and the Government of France.
