Sector file

Water & Sanitation

Chronically underfinanced relative to burden of disease and economic loss. Utility creditworthiness is weaker than in power, tariffs are more politically constrained, and there is no equivalent of the IPP model at scale — although desalination in North Africa is the closest thing.

Commitment series, $bn

Subsector split, % of commitments

Transactions in this sector · 11

ProjectCountryValueStatusTarget
Lagos Water Supply Master PlanNigeria$2.5bnConcept2032
Lesotho Highlands Water Project Phase IILesotho$2.4bnConstruction2028
Casablanca Desalination PlantMorocco$1.3bnConstruction2027
Kandadji DamNiger$1.3bnStalled2030
One WASH National Programme Phase IIIEthiopia$1.1bnConstruction2029
Rabat-Casablanca Seawater DesalinationMorocco$0.9bnConstruction2027
New Delta Wastewater TreatmentEgypt$0.8bnOperational2023
Nairobi Bulk Water ProgrammeKenya$0.6bnStructuring2029
Kinshasa Bulk Water ProgrammeDR Congo$0.6bnStructuring2030
Grande Côte Desalination (Dakar)Senegal$0.5bnConstruction2027
Kariba Dam RehabilitationZimbabwe$0.3bnConstruction2026

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