TOGO: in Blitta 1, new water supply systems bring access to drinking water to 100%
In the council of Blitta 1, in the central region of Togo, new drinking water supply systems were recently inaugurated by the Togolese Minister of State for Water and Village Hydraulics, Damehame Yark, bringing universal coverage of drinking water to 100%. The Israeli group Rimon carried out the work.
On 29 March 2024, Blitta 1 joined the ranks of the few councils in Togo where access to drinking water is no longer a problem. This was the result of the inauguration of several drinking water supply systems in this municipality in Togo’s central region. The new water installations have brought drinking water coverage to 100% in Blitta 1. Blitta 1 has finally achieved 100% coverage. This is a significant step towards the national objective of 80% access to drinking water by 2025″, said Damehame Yark, Togo’s Minister of State for Water and Village Hydraulics, who inaugurated the water supply systems. According to official figures, by 2022 the West African country will have an estimated 68% access rate to drinking water.
In order to achieve this result (100% in Blitta 1), the Togolese authorities awarded the contract to Rimon. The work was divided between Blitta-gare and Blitta-village. In the Blitta-village district, the Israeli supplier of water, electricity and natural gas infrastructure built three boreholes with a flow rate of 21 m3 per hour, four storage tanks, three of which have a capacity of 200 m3 each, and another of 353 m3, supplied by an old renovated borehole with a flow rate of 12m3 per hour. The water supply system in Blitta-village has also been equipped with 10 standpipes to distribute water to the local population.
At Blitta-Gare, the Rimon Group has built a new 50m3 reservoir and connected it to an old water borehole with a flow rate of 50m3 per hour, as well as 52 standpipes to serve the residents of this district. “In addition, a 2 km 186 m delivery network and a 24 km 260 m distribution network have been installed for the two drinking water supply systems in Blitta village and Blitta station”, says the Togolese Ministry of Water and Village Hydraulics, which has entrusted the operation of the new Blitta 1 drinking water supply systems to Togolaise des Eaux (TdE).
The public company will also be responsible for maintaining the high standards of service quality, and for monitoring the preventive maintenance mechanisms for the Blitta 1 water installations, which cost 13 billion CFA francs (around €20 million). The work is part of the ongoing “Project to strengthen and extend drinking water supply systems”. The aim is to improve drinking water conditions for Togolese people over the long term, by setting up efficient systems.
Cover photo: By AFRIK21
