Upgrading Djibouti’s drinking water supply

30 June 2011 - New contracts - Djibouti

ONEAD (Djibouti’s national water and sewerage authority) has appointed VINCI Construction Grands Projets to refurbish and extend the drinking water supply network in the city of Djibouti.

To be completed in 18 months, the project aims to improve access to water both in the working-class neighbourhoods and in recently-created outlying districts of this expanding city. It covers the rehabilitation of 34 wells, sectorisation works (dividing up the water supply network by neighbourhood), and repairing leaks in defective existing infrastructure, as well as laying 150 km of pipes and providing 6,000 connections.
Valued at €15.5m, the project is being financed by the AFESD (Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development).