Cambodia: Provincial And Peri-Urban Water And Sanitation Project

TERMS:  Grace period = 10 years; Maturity = 40 years

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:  This project will continue the program of IDA assistance to the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) and Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA), so that consumers in Cambodian towns and rapidly growing peri-urban areas receive sustainable water supply and sanitation services.  The project will finance water supply and sanitation investments targeting provincial towns and peri-urban communities that express demand for improved services.  As a part of project preparation the project is assisting the RGC pilot innovative financing mechanisms through which low income communities can participate as full-fledged paying customers of piped water supply systems.  IDA financing will therefore support and strengthen existing entrepreneurship in the water sector, and encourage Cambodian and international firms to bid for design, build and operate water supply systems.  For more information, please call Kimberly Versak at (202) 458.0352 or e-mail Kversak@worldbank.org.