Delegated Cooperation in Paraguay

In 2021, it was formalised the contribution agreement for the Drinking Water and Sanitation programme for the Metropolitan Area of Asunción, Lambaré River Basin, for which the EU had already approved a donation of 10 million euros and to which a credit from the IADB, reimbursable cooperation from the Development Promotion Fund (FONPRODE) and funding from the Water Fund’s multilateral portfolio were added. This project will operate in the Lambaré river basin by extending the sanitation network, building a Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) and connecting other areas already served by sanitation services to it, thus promoting an overall improvement of the service. The project will also include pilot interventions to reduce unaccounted-for water (UFW), with the aim of achieving efficient water management.

The specific contribution of the LAIF funds will allow the extension of the project scope to include other aspects not contemplated in the credit proposal, such as reviewing and monitoring the Master Plan for the Metropolitan Area of Asunción, preparing a contingency plan for the Paraguayan Sanitation Services Company (ESSAP) and carrying out feasibility studies, preliminary projects and designs. This is in addition to water and sanitation infrastructure in vulnerable households and facilities, high-impact measures to reduce unaccounted-for water losses, water infrastructure for decentralised systems in peri-urban areas. This is also included in activities aimed at developing institutional and social conditions and capacities to develop the sector.