India Project Notice - Wabag Clean Water Supply Project


Project Notice

PNR 49074
Project Name Wabag Clean Water Supply Project
Project Detail The proceeds of the ADB loan will be utilized to finance the funded long-term working capital requirements of the company to execute engineering, procurement, and construction and operation and maintenance contracts in the water and wastewater treatment segment in India. Project Name Wabag Clean Water Supply Project Project Number 56155-001 Borrower / Company VA Tech Wabag Limited Country / Economy India Location Nation-wide Type or Modality of Assistance 7744 Debt Security Ordinary capital resources INR 2,000.00 million Signed Strategic Agendas Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth Drivers of Change Partnerships Private sector development Sector / Subsector Water and other urban infrastructure and services / Urban sewerage Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Some gender elements Responsible ADB Department Private Sector Operations Department Responsible ADB Division Infrastructure Finance Division 1 Responsible ADB Officer Agrawal, Keshari Nandan Project Sponsor(s) VA Tech Wabag Limited Description The proceeds of the ADB loan will be utilized to finance the funded long-term working capital requirements of the company to execute engineering, procurement, and construction and operation and maintenance contracts in the water and wastewater treatment segment in India. Objectives and Scope Impacts. The project is aligned with the following impacts: (i) improved water supply and proper sewerage facilities in India provided (National Water Policy 2012), and (ii) minimum ecological flows in the river Ganga maintained with the aim of ensuring water quality and environmentally sustainable development. Outcome. The project will have the following outcome: operation of wastewater/sewage services increased. Supported by the ADB loan to Wabag to augment its working capital requirements, it is expected that the company will be able to commission six new sewage treatment plants by 2026. Outputs. The project will have the following outputs: (i) installation of sewage treatment plants supported (with three engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts expected to be executed to install six new sewage treatment plants), (ii) local employment generated, and (iii) gender equality at Wabag supported. Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy The project aligns with ADBs Water Policy, which emphasizes integrated water management, water conservation, and system efficiencies. The project is consistent with ADBs Strategy 2030 through its support for river preservation and cleaning._It relates to two of the seven operational priorities (OPs) under Strategy 2030: (i) tackling climate change, building climate and disaster resilience, and enhancing environmental sustainability (OP 3), and (ii) making cities more livable (OP 4). It contributes to ADBs ambition to provide climate finance of $100 billion cumulatively from 2019 to 2030, since $1.2 million of the ADB loan contributes to ADBs climate financing._The project is also aligned with ADBs Asian Water Development Outlook 2020, particularly key dimension 2 (economic water security) and key dimension 3 (urban household water security)._The project will also contribute to ADBs operational goal of scaling up private sector development and private sector operations. The project is aligned with ADBs country partnership strategy for India, 2018-2022, particularly pillar 2 (providing inclusive access to infrastructure networks and services) and pillar 3 (addressing climate change and increasing climate resilience).
Funded By Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Sector Engineering
Country India , Southern Asia
Project Value Plz Refer Document

Contact Information

Company Name Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Web Site https://www.adb.org/projects/56155-001/main

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