This project of the MAWLR recommenced with funding from the African Development Bank under the Namibia Water Sector Support Program in late 2021 when LCE was re-appointed to the project to update the planning and design conducted between 2013 and 2015. A Preliminary Design Memorandum was submitted in November 2022, which described and costed some N$ 556 million of infrastructure interventions. Following receipt of planning data from the MAWLR at the end of 2022, detailed design commenced, which is being investigated and scaled to match the funding available.
LCE was originally appointed to this project by the MAWLR in late 2013 and in 2013-14 conducted community surveys after which a Draft Preliminary Design Report was submitted in late 2014, followed by the Draft Design Report in mid-2015. A tender for the construction of Phase 1 was advertised in September 2015 and closed at the end of that month, with tender prices averaging N$ 90 million. However, due to budget constraints, project implementation was deferred.
Location: Kunene and Omusati Regions
Commencement: 2021