Feasibility Study and Detailed Designs for Accra East Sanitation and Sewerage Improvement Project (AESIP)

In Accra, municipalities, donors and privatesector players are planning a vast extension of the sewerage network to the east of the city, to connect more than a million people living mainly in informal settlements. The Urban and Municipal development Fund and the African Water Facility will be providing $202,000 and $247,000, respectively, to carry out preparatory studies for the project and to draw up an investment plan capable of bringing together donors and public and private operators.

One of the challenges will be to make the infrastructure resilient to climatic hazards, by sizing the networks and treatment capacities in order to cope with the increasingly frequent episodes of extreme rainfall. The total cost of the project which is around 65 million dollars will ties in with investments already made by the government of Ghana, local authorities and the African Development Bank in other districts of Greater Accra in recent years, making daily hygiene easier for millions of Ghanaians and reducing the pollution of ecosystems.

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Outputs

Inception report

Feasibility, standard and preliminary design report

Detailed designs and tender documents

Environment and Social Impact Assessment report (ESIA)

Indicative plan for operation and maintenance

Investment plan, training and design manuals

Outcomes

Preparatory studies completed for climate-resilient sanitation infrastructure covering four Municipal Assemblies within Accra East Area

Project ready for financing by the AfDB and its partners

Infrastructure

Climate-proof wastewater collection and treatment system in four municipalities of eastern Accra

Expected Final Impact

Improved health and quality of life of about 1.2 million of urban dwellers

Prevent further biodiversity loss,

Promote wastewater reuse for agriculture