Project title
Lomahasha/Namaacha Water Supply Project (Project XB‐4)
Project sponsors
Participating countries
Objectives
The project proponents are the Governments of Swaziland and Mozambique.
Mozambique and Swaziland
The purpose of the project is to provide a reliable and adequate water supply and
sanitation services to Lomahasha in Swaziland and across the border, serving the
Namaacha area of Mozambique.
Project description
It is assumed that a dam with a storage capacity of 300 x 106 m3 will be constructed to
supply a total population of 100 000 people with a safe drinking water and sanitation
service as well as irrigating 1 000 hectares of land.
Expected results
The project will:
Improve health of the residents;
Promote economic activity;
Create employment opportunities;
Increase food security and reduction of poverty; and
Provide additional revenue for the water utilities.
Ongoing related activities in the The project began as the Siteki Lomahasha Water Supply Project, funded under the
region
Government of Swaziland capital projects budget. With the government’s financial
constraints, the corporation concentrated on the Siteki component, which is now
almost complete. The current financial challenges experienced by government have
prompted the suspension of the Lomahasha component, pending further
identification of infrastructure funding possibilities. The ministry has a signed a water
sharing arrangement. The project was discussed in the last meeting of the Tripartite
Permanent Technical Water Commission (28 July, 2011) in Maputo.
Description of national plan to the To be implemented as national projects in each participating country.
project
Status
The project can be considered to be in Phase 2 of the ICA Project Development
Phases.
Next steps
Feasibility studies have been carried out for Lomahasha and detailed designs should
be completed in 2013. The feasibility studies and detailed designs for Namaacha need
to commence in 2012 and be completed in 2013 at the same time as for Lomahasha.
Tendering for construction will be done in 2014. Implementation and construction of
the associated project components is expected to start in 2015 and will be completed
in 2017.
Business model
Investment project financed as a BOT or from loans.
Main parties in place
Government of Swaziland (DWA) and Government of Mozambique (DNA)
Main parties to be procured
Possible project financiers are the AfDB and the World Bank.
Project challenges
The major project challenge is the timely sourcing of project finances.
Project documentation available
1
ED Simelane and Associates. 2004. Inception Report Lomahasha and Siteki Water
Supply.
2
Lomahasha‐Siteki water supply project forms the backbone of the Sikhuphe
water
supply
development.
2009.
http://www.swsc.co.sz/index.php?option=com_contentandtask=viewandid=38a
ndItemid=44. Last accessed August 2011.
Intervention requiring financing
Project to be presented for financing during the planned 1st SADC Infrastructure
Investment Summit and Conference to be held in the last quarter of 2012.
Revenues for financing repayment This is an infrastructure investment project, which will raise sufficient revenue to
repay any loans procured for implementing the project.
Estimated total cost
Total project cost of US$31 million.
Execution period
After project funding is secured in 2012, the project will be undertaken from 2013 to
2015.
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