MOZAMBIQUE: 18,000 people with better access to drinking water in Nhamatanda

From a population of around 3,000, the number of people with access to drinking water will now rise to 18,000 in the town of Nhamatanda, located in Sofala province in northern Mozambique. This follows the completion of the project to build a new drinking water supply system in Nhamatanda, inaugurated on 17 June 2024 by Mozambican President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi.

“Until now, the people of Nhamatanda have depended on a small, non-potable water distribution system serving only around 3,000 inhabitants. The new system has been designed to supply three times more drinking water than the current demand required by municipal needs, already anticipating population growth”, says the Mozambican Ministry of Public Works, Housing and Water Resources.

Financing from KfW

To meet the needs of the 18,000 people targeted, an additional 18 km of drinking water distribution network has been built in Nhamatanda, which forms an integral part of the Beira-Chimoio-Harare corridor, along with 14 new public standpipes and new household connections.

“The infrastructure, worth around €2.9 million, was financed under the bilateral agreement between the Government of Mozambique and the German Federal Government through the German Development Agency (KfW),” adds the Mozambican Ministry of Public Works, Housing and Water Resources.

At Sofala level, the inauguration of the Nhamatanda drinking water project should help to improve the supply of drinking water to the entire province of Mozambique. The latest project to be inaugurated in Sofala is the seven drinking water supply schemes in the Buzi, Nhamatanda and Dondo districts, scheduled for completion in June 2023.