GWI to spend $107M on water supply systems for Reg.7 villages
Mar 08, 2025
Kaieteur News- To ensure there is improved access to clean water for residents in Region Seven, the Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) is preparing to issue $107,702,000 in contracts for the installation of water supply systems for several Amerindian villages in the region.
GWI to spend $107M on water supply systems for Reg.7 villages
The projects which were publicly advertised were recently awarded to contractors through the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) office.
According to NPTAB, GWI tendered for the installation of a water supply system for 72 Miles and Issano, a project which was awarded to Joshi Construction & Supplies to the value of $24,340,500.
Joshi Construction was also awarded the contract to install the water supply system in Batavia and Itaballi in Lower Mazaruni, for another $29,691,500. The same contractor was awarded the contract to do similar works at Karrau and Kartabo Villages at a value of $25,670,000.
Meanwhile, Fabra Enterprise was awarded a $28,000,000 contract to install the water supply system at Kangaruma Village.
Kaieteur News understands that the water supply system usually consists of the drilling of a water well, installing a trestle for storing tanks, a photovoltaic system, and a pipe network along with standalone pipes.
This newspaper reported that these projects will form part of the $23.1 billion budgeted for the water sector this year.
With the aim of achieving 100 percent potable water coverage by the end of the year in the hinterland regions, Senior Minister with the responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh during the presentation of this year’s budget said that “access to water in the hinterland moved from 46 percent in 2020, when we took office, to 91 percent in 2024 through the drilling of 130 wells in hinterland areas, along with some 102 communities receiving new and extended water distribution systems, benefitting over 40,000 residents.”
Additionally, he noted that new water supply systems are slated for Arsawa, Barabina, Kangaruma, Karrau, Pennak, Phillipai, Thomas Hill and Tobago Hill communities for which a total sum of $2.2 billion has been allocated in 2025.
(GWI to spend $107M on water supply systems for Reg.7 villages)
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