Lilongwe dam project, Malawi

7th May 2010

By: Tamsyn Graumann

  

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Name and Location
Lilongwe dam project, Malawi.

Project Description
The project entails the construction of a new dam on the Diampwe river to increase the region's water supply capacity and meet the city's increasing demand. The new dam will also supply irrigation water and sustain a fishing industry. Water treatment plants and other ancillary works will also be constructed. There is a possibility that the new dam could also be used for power generation if a mini hydro plant is set up on the river.

The Lilongwe dam will help to meet the United Nations' Millennium Development Goal to halve the proportion of people without sustainable access to potable water and basic sanitation.

Value
$62-million.

Duration
The project is expected to start by 2013.

Client
Lilongwe Water Board (LWB), under the Government of Malawi's Ministry of Irrigation and Water Development.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

Latest Developments
The LWB is working with the Malawi government to secure the project's funding from international financiers.

On Budget and on Time?
Too early to state.

Contact Details for Project Information
LWB, email madzi@malawi.net.
Ministry of Irrigation & Water Development, tel +265 1 770 238 or +265 1 770 344, fax +265 1 773 737 or email water@malawi.gov.mw.

 

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

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