Cameroon/Douala: 3.5 billion to improve drinking water supply

This is the purpose of a partnership agreement without counterpart signed on November 15, 2022 in Yaoundé by the General Manager of the Cameroon water utilities corporation (Camwater), the concessionaire of the production of drinking water in Cameroon and the Danish company Delphi/Gruffen.

3.5 billion. This is the amount that will be used to rehabilitate 04 boreholes in order to improve the supply of drinking water in the city of Douala in 8 months. This is the goal of the agreement signed on November 15, 2022, the Director General of the Cameroon Water Utilities Corporation (Camwater), Blaise Moussa with the CEO of the Danish group Delphi, Holger Laenkholm. The ceremony took place in the presence of the Minister of Water and Energy (Minee), Gaston Eloundou Essomba.

According to the company in charge of the public service of drinking water and supply in Cameroon, the said agreement will not only significantly improve the water treatment system, but will also help to improve the quality of the water.According to the company in charge of the public service of drinking water and supply in Cameroon, the agreement will not only significantly improve the water treatment system, but also increase the rate of production of drinking water in the districts of Bonamoussadi, Makepe, Logpom, Logbessou and Bonangang in the town of Douala 5th."The repaired boreholes producing a total of 100 m3/h will significantly reduce the pressure and demand on the general water supply system of the city of Douala," she reassures.

Executed in 2015 by the company Geofor, recalls the public company, the 4 boreholes of Makepe and Bonamoussadi are unused since their commissioning for reasons inherent in a rate of iron out of range in the water. Also, the specifications submitted to the main contractor provide for : the realization of a detailed diagnosis of the drillings in order to determine the quantity of iron and manganese contained in the groundwater; to inspect, repair and/or replace the existing pumps; to rehabilitate the electrical equipment. In addition, the project will improve the electrical supply to the sites; install approximately 12 km of water mains and service lines; construct water tanks and installThe project will also improve the electrical supply to the sites, lay about 12 km of main and service lines, build tanks and install automated treatment units, carry out masonry work, and build a security fence around the drilling sites.

Source: ecomatin.net/