Sanitation of Guaire River

The objective of the program is to contribute to the cleanup of the Guaire River basin in the Caracas Metropolitan Area (CMA), through the execution of water and sanitation infrastructure works in the 12 beneficiary subbasins, for sewage intake, piping, separation, and disposal through collector sewers along the watercourse, and socioenvironmental improvements to prevent and reduce vulnerability to floods and landslides in the areas surrounding the subbasins.

Project Detail

Country

Venezuela

Project Number

VE-L1037

Approval Date

September 13, 2012

Project Status

Closed

Project Type

Loan Operation

Sector

WATER AND SANITATION

Subsector

SANITATION URBAN

Lending Instrument

Investment Loan

Lending Instrument Code

INV

Modality

ESP (Specific Investment Operation)

Facility Type

Environmental and Social Impact Category (ESIC)

Category B: Likely to cause mostly local and short-term negative environmental and associated social impacts and for which effective mitigation measures are readily available

Total Cost

USD 370,000,000.00

Country Counterpart Financing

USD 70,000,000.00

Original Amount Approved

USD 300,000,000.00