Some three years after work began on extending the Mangochi water supply system in southern Malawi, President Lazarus Chakwera has inaugurated the new facilities. It benefits more than 90,000 people.
The people of Mangochi now have a continuous supply of drinking water. This is the result of the project to extend the water supply system in this town in southern Malawi, which was recently completed at an inauguration ceremony presided over by Malawi’s Head of State, Lazarus Chakwera. The Southern Region Water Board (SRWB) carried out the work, which took around three years to complete, between February 2021 and October 2023.
To guarantee Mangochi’s water security, the SRWB provided the town with a new water intake on Nkhudzi Bay, a drinking water plant in the village of Mwanyama, a 4,000 m3 mass balancing reservoir on Nkhudzi hill and an 85 km transmission network.
Financing from Kuwait
The work also involved the construction of 15 new water points spread across the Mangochi districts, which stretch for 50 km from Mpondasi to Ntakataka Turn-Off, including the market centres of Namiasi, Maldeco and Makawa. At least 10,000 meters have also been installed for customers.
The project, which benefits more than 90,000 customers, including households and businesses, required an investment of $15.7 million. Financing was provided by a loan from the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED).
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The drinking water project being completed in Mangochi is part of Malawi’s strategy to achieve universal access to drinking water by 2030. According to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), 4 million people out of Malawi’s population of more than 20 million still do not have access to clean water in the East African country.
Inès Magoum
