Support for the management of faecal sludge in urban areas in Niamey - Niger
Context
Given the population growth in Niamey, the Government of Niger has decided to build a faecal sludge treatment plant in Koubia to improve local sanitation. In 2015, the World Bank financed an initial study on the management mode of this treatment plant, which allowed to establish a business plan, to develop a complete tender file for the recruitment of an operator, and to make proposals for the organization of the faecal sludge sector.
ICEA/Espelia and its local partner Convergence Consulting have been entrusted by the World Bank to support the authorities of the City of Niamey in the implementation of a new organization for the faecal sludge management sector, linked to the commissioning of the Koubia sludge treatment plant.
Objective
The World Bank has commissioned ICEA to review the conclusions of the previous study through an analysis of public-private partnership (PPP) structuring options and the updating of the business plan, in order to provide capacity building of private sector actors and local authorities and assist them in selecting an operator for the faecal sludge treatment plant.
Our contribution
- Update and review of the PPP option :
- Update of the business plan for the operation of the faecal sludge treatment plant
- Analysis of the feasibility of introducing an environmental tax to cover the costs of the project
- Updating of the PPP strategy and preparation of tender documents
- Capacity building of the City of Niamey :
- Organization and regulation for stakeholders in faecal sludge management
- Training of the City of Niamey’s agents and of the central government on PPPs
- Strengthening of the local private sector for its integration into the functioning of the market
- Public relations and communication :
- Preparation of a communication plan
- Workshop on PPPs and on the sector’s organization
- Technical assistance :
- Preparation of the terms of reference for a technical assistance to the City and a technical assistance to the operator for the launch of the plant activities (year 1 of setting up the new organization of the sector),
- Technical assistance in monitoring the bidding process for the recruitment of the sludge treatment plant operator.
The financing of the system will be based on the one hand, on an emptying fee paid by the emptying services for the use of the plant and, on the other hand on a sludge treatment fee paid by Niamey domestic users on their drinking water bill, based on the amount of water consumed. The revenues generated from the sale of by-products of the sludge treatment will go back to the operator to encourage him to organise the sale.
The plant operating cost will be the sector’s main expense and will be financed by users and the City, through an operation and maintenance contract with a private operator selected following a national open tender. The five-year contract will define the operation and maintenance conditions of the station, including compliance with environmental standards. Given the lack of experience at a national level, the operator will be accompanied during the first year through a technical assistance, in order to implement best practices and train the teams.
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