The Togolese government and World Bank have formalized a record financing of 100 million dollars, or more than 60 billion CFA francs. It was Thursday, April 13, 2023 on the margins of the Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the IMF that took place in Washington

The financing just granted by the World Bank is intended for the Togo Urban Water Security Project (TUWS), which aims to make drinking water available to the largest number of households and to improve the services of sanitation in Grand Lomé. According to Sani Yaya, Minister of économie Finance and head of the Togolese delegation to the Meetings, “this new operation reflects the commitment of the World Bank to help Togo overcome water and sanitation challenges. It will contribute significantly to achieving the objectives of the government roadmap, which aims for a drinking water supply rate of 80% by 2025 for Lomé, the capital

The project will also improve wastewater management, promote public health, and solve the problem of unbilled water. In addition, the rehabilitation of water supply systems, the construction of a sewage sludge treatment plant, technical studies for the longer-term increase in large-scale water production capacity and the strengthening of the distribution network are planned