The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved €109 million to transform sewage coverage in rural areas in Luxor Governorate in Egypt’s Upper Nile region.
The Integrated Rural Sanitation in Upper Egypt – Luxor (IRSUE-Luxor) project is set to boost sewage coverage in the region from 6 percent to 55 percent.
“The Bank’s support will develop more than 8 sewer networks and pump stations and 2 wastewater treatment plants located in the desert areas of El Tod, and El Keman El Matana,” says Mohamed El Azizi, the Bank’s Director-General for the North Africa region.
The network will serve approximately 22,000 households (161,929 inhabitants). The initiative is in line with the Bank’s water sector policy, which intends to promote efficient, equitable and sustainable development through integrated water resources management.