Tunisia receives investment for sanitation systems project

The AfDB and the EBRD have signed a loan agreement with the Ministry of Development, Investment and International Cooperation (MDICI) and the National Office for Sanitation (ONAS).

The bank stated in a statement that almost 200,000 inhabitants of small municipalities in the country will benefit from significant environmental improvements thanks to the loan.

This programme is aligned with the strategies of both water and sanitation institutions and will include the construction of 24 new wastewater treatment plants, the expansion of 862 km of sanitation network systems and the construction of 30 new pumping stations, the bank added

It will promote better conditions of health, hygiene, the environment and economic development for 33 small municipalities in 19 governorates.