Planned upgrades to the island’s water network will also protect water cleanliness with new sewer facilities and measures to reduce water loss.
The Seychelles water and sanitation programme will help the Seychelles Public Utilities Corporation to alleviate water shortages through renewal and expansion of water supply on the three main islands to reduce water loss, improve energy efficiency and increase resilience of water supply to an increasingly uncertain climate and less predictable rainfall patterns.
Upgrading existing sewage facilities on Mahé and construction of new sanitation infrastructure on La Digue will reduce the risk of the contamination of groundwater used for drinking water. The scheme will also contribute to improving environmental and natural disaster risk management, and overall water management.
“European funding and technical assistance will ensure the supply of clean water on the Seychelles for years to come. The European Investment Bank recognises the diverse technical challenges required by small islands to mitigate against a changing climate.” said Plutarchos Sakellaris, European Investment Bank Vice President.
Specific projects to benefit from the programme include an extensive programme to reduce non-revenue water, including both technical and commercial losses, increasing the capacity of four existing desalination plants on Mahé, La Digue and Praslin, improvements to the Hermitage and Cascade water treatment plants, a first time sewerage system in La Digue and extensions to the Mahé sewerage network. The water network will also be rationalised to improve pressure management and reduce leakages.
The project represents the first European Investment Bank supported water project in Africa that specifically focuses on reducing the threat and ensuring long-term preparation for climate change. The European Investment Bank funding will represent around 41% of the overall project costs.
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