📋 Tender Overview
COUNTRY
Brazil
STATUS
Proposed
AREA OF OPERATION
Water and Sanitation
TYPE
Sovereign
Concept Approval Date
24 April 2024
Proposed Limit of NDB Financing
Up to USD 50.0 million
Borrower
State of Pará
Project Entity
Sanitation Company of Pará (Companhia de Saneamento do Pará or COSANPA)
Project Context The Belém Metropolitan Region (BMR) comprises the state capital of Belém and six adjacent municipalities and contributes to about 20% of GDP and 29% of population of Pará despite occupying only 0.4% of the state’s area. Development of public service infrastructure has lagged population growth of the region. Belém and Ananindeua (the two largest municipalities of BMR) have a sewerage service coverage ratio of only 17.1% and 30.2% of their population, with the percentage of total sewage treated in relation to water consumed of only 3.6% and 4.5% respectively. Most sewage is collected in septic tanks which puts groundwater sources at a risk of contamination. Also, open sewage streams discharge in water bodies contaminating them and leading to increased cost and reduced efficiency of water treatment.
Project Description The Belém Metropolitan Region (BMR) comprises the state capital of Belém and six adjacent municipalities and contributes to about 20% of GDP and 29% of population of Pará despite occupying only 0.4% of the state’s area. Development of public service infrastructure has lagged population growth of the region. Belém and Ananindeua (the two largest municipalities of BMR) have a sewerage service coverage ratio of only 17.1% and 30.2% of their population, with the percentage of total sewage treated in relation to water consumed of only 3.6% and 4.5% respectively. Most sewage is collected in septic tanks which puts groundwater sources at a risk of contamination. Also, open sewage streams discharge in water bodies contaminating them and leading to increased cost and reduced efficiency of water treatment.
Project Objective
The Project outputs are expected to translate into the following Project outcomes: (i) increase in sewerage service coverage; (ii) reduction in water distribution loss in the two sectors in central Belém; (iii) reduction in operating costs for water intake cleaning; and (iv) reduction in the proportion of sludge discharged in landfills.
