MWSP-1 Priority Sanitation Investments
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
The Malawi Water and Sanitation Project-1 (MWSP-1), financed by The World Bank Group, aims to improve access to safe water supply and sanitation services, enhance BWBโs operational and financial efficiency, and strengthen institutional capacity for sustainable water management in Blantyre City and surrounding areas. This assignment falls under Component 2 – Priority Sanitation Investments (US$34 million, of which US$32.18 million IDA equivalent and
US$1.82 counterpart financing).
BWB will be responsible for the fiduciary management of this component, while BCC
will be responsible for the technical implementation of this component
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Matex Involved in ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ’๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ
Following our ESMP study (September 2025) for ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ 1: ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐จ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ซ๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ. Matex hit the ground running on ๐พ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ 2, upgrading critical sewer infrastructure across five wastewater treatment plants (๐๐ค๐๐๐, ๐ฝ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ง๐, ๐๐๐ข๐๐, ๐พ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ฃ๐) and rehabilitation and upgrade of 50km of sewer network, connections.
The RAP assignment focuses on ๐พ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ 2 (๐๐ง๐๐ค๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ซ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ), covering infrastructure upgrades across five wastewater treatment plants and sewer transmission pipes across Blantyre city. Of the five wastewater treatment plants commissioned between 1958 and the 1990s, only three are partially functional, and all are severely overloaded.
Malawi Water and Sanitation Project-1 (MWSP-1)
The Government of Malawi is implementing the Malawi Water and Sanitation Project that is expected to increase the number of households accessing potable water in and around Blantyre by 30% and reducing water loses, one of the major causes of water scarcity in the city by the year 2029.
The K250billion ($148.5m) will increase access to improved water and safely managed sanitation services in the City of Blantyre through rehabilitation and upgrading of water treatment plants, distribution and connection networks, sewerage and waste treatment facilities.
Over a few months, GMT Consults LTD (GMT) and Matex Internationalย mobilized multi-disciplinary teams to work intensively alongside Blantyre Water Board, ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐น, and ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐, ensuring that project-affected persons are supported through a transparent engagement processes.
Project Key interventions
- The rehabilitation and upgrade of sewer network and connections and priority WWTPs, including interceptors to collect sewage currently leaking into river streams and reduce environmental pollution, and methane capture to reduce emissions from the WWTPs
- TA, equipment, and tools to improve solid waste sorting and collection at the source with business development support and integration of private sector and waste pickers, and the construction of a new solid waste recycling plant and engineered landfill (RPEL) in Chigumula to maximize waste re-use and minimize emissions from uncontrolled solid waste dumping, and
- Construction and upgrade of public sanitation facilities (ten schools, five health centers, and five markets) to reduce the incidence of open defecation in public places and prevent the spread of cholera. Public toilet facilities will be enhanced with accessibility features for persons with disability and MHM facilities and training to increase girls’ retention in schools and support female entrepreneurs in markets. Public toilets in markets will be managed through public-private partnership contracts with local entrepreneurs to enhance the operation and maintenance (O&M) and support job creation; and
- TA for engineering design and supervision of sanitation investments, sanitation tariff assessment, and environment and social instruments.
Project Key interventions
- The rehabilitation and upgrade of sewer network and connections and priority WWTPs,
- Construction and upgrade of public sanitation facilities (ten schools, five health centers, and five markets)
- TA for engineering design and supervision of sanitation investments, sanitation tariff assessment, and environment and social instruments.
๐ฉ : Partner with Matex International Ltd
Matex Internationalin partnership with GMT Consults LTD (GMT) (Uganda) is pleased to announce the commencement of our ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป (๐ฅ๐๐ฃ) ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐-1 (๐ ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฃ-1) ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ sanitation ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐, supported by the The The World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA).
Matex International, we believe that strong projects begin with strong dialogue.๐ง If you share our vision for a greener, more sustainable world, letโs work together to make it a reality.
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