ADB finances water supply and road upgrading
VGP – The State Bank of Viet and the Asian Development Bank on May 23 in Ha Noi inked loan and grant agreements worth US$249 million to help Viet Nam improve water supply services and upgrade roads.
The agreements signing ceremony between the SBV and ADB on water supply and road upgrading, Ha Noi, May 23, 2012 - Photo: VNA |
Under this tranche, water supply companies will implement subprojects, including the construction of water production plants, pumping stations, transmission and distribution pipelines to about 94,000 households that will receive piped water for the first time in provinces of Binh Duong, Dak Lak, Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue and the cities of Da Nang and Hai Phong. Water companies will also borrow to prepare an investment project for financing under a subsequent tranche.
The second loan and grant agreements, including a $25 million loan from ADB and a grant of US$12 million from the Australian Agency for International Development, provide funds for improving the overall quality of the project outputs and meeting the costs overruns and financing gaps of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Southern Coastal Corridor Project.
It will also help finance a detailed design and implementation support for the remaining sections of the GMS Southern Coastal Corridor in Viet Nam from Ha Tien to Rach Gia – a loan planned for ADB’s consideration in 2014./.
By Khanh Phuong