가나와 토고 정부가 가나의 Volta강 하류에서 토고 Lome 시까지 식수를 보내는 공급 파이프라인의 건설에 대한 MOU에 서명했다.

토고의 지하수 공급에 대한 스트레스를 완화할 것으로 기대되는 이 파이프라인 프로젝트로 인해 약 400만 명의 인구가 혜택을 볼 것으로 예측된다. 아프리카 개발은행(AFDB)에 따르면 과잉개발로 인한 자원고갈의 가장자리에서 그들의 수질은 점점 악화되어 가고 있다.

 

 

 

The governments of Ghana and Togo have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the construction of a pipeline to bring drinking water from the lower Volta River in Ghana to the city of Lome in Togo.

 

Around four million people are expected to benefit from the pipeline project, which is hoped to alleviate stress on Togo’s groundwater supplies. On the verge of depletion due to overexploitation, their quality is now deteriorating, according to the African Development Bank (AFDB).

 

The Ghana Water Company will act as the executing agency of the public-private partnership (PPP) project, which will receive a €1.4 million grant from the African Water Facility.

 

A further €700,000 will be provided by the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF), with a €100 million expected to be accumulated from the private sector for the project.

 

In December WWi reported that the Ghana 60,000 m3/day desalination has now been completed (watch Desalinate newscast).

 

Akissa Bahri, coordinator at AWF, said: “The signing of the MoU marks the beginning of the realisation of an idea hatched in the 1970s to provide sustainable drinking water from Sogakope in Ghana to the residents of Lome as well as the Ghanaian communities along the transboundary pipeline.”

 

Following the signing of the MoU, a feasibility study, as well as environmental impact assessment will now take place.

 

[출처 = Water World / 2015년 1월 12일]