📋 Tender Overview
Scope : To Upgrade and Expansion of Infrastructure to Increase Water Supply in Thika, Kenya
Thika Water and Sewerage Company (Thiwasco) has entered into a Sh15.4 billion partnership with Danish agency, Danida, for the upgrade and expansion of its infrastructure to increase water supply.
The project, which is set to commence in January 2025, will take 36 months and will help end water shortages and rationing in the fast-growing town, that is eyeing to be elevated into a city.
Thika Water and Sewerage Company stakeholders during a tree planting drive at their Kang’oki sewage site.
Once complete, the project will undertake large-scale water supply, generating 70,000 cubic metres of water daily against the current 40,000.
The project will entail setting up a new dam, expanding the Chania River intake connection, and establishing a new water treatment site.
Other works will include the replacement and rehabilitation of existing water distribution networks, the rehabilitation of the existing water treatment plant, and the provision of new last-mile water connections.
Water demand is expected to increase from the current 60,000 cubic metres once the town achieves city status, making the project instrumental in addressing water needs.
The Company has been relying on archaic infrastructure for water supply that was set up decades ago and has been unable to effectively feed the ever-rising population.
This will be a major project which will entail a massive overhaul of infrastructure.
This development will come as a huge boost to residents who have been forced to go without water due to rationing during the dry spells.
