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Limited progress in transferring PIDA hydraulic projects from design to implementation has been attributed in part to difficulties in developing investment cases to attract the necessary resources [19659002] The Agency in collaboration with the AUC, the Global Water Partnership (GWP) and the African Council of Ministers of Water (AMCOW) formulated the draft project of PIDA Water support (2019-2024) to accelerate the preparation and financing of cross-border projects. and encourage a water-food-energy linkage approach in the development of hydropower projects.
The ambition is to mobilize at least 10 billion US dollars in investments that will contribute to the more important goal of ensuring water safety; trigger industrialization; create jobs; and, in turn, stimulate transformative economic growth. It is in this regard that on July 12, 2018, the NEPAD team in charge of regional integration, infrastructure and trade convened a meeting on the Agency-PIDA Cross-Border Project on transboundary water jointly with GWP and AMCOW
. The CEO, Mr. Symerre Gray-Johnson, Head of RIITP at the NEPAD Agency stated that the water and aviation sectors were not prioritized during Phase 1 PIDA. This was noted during the 3rd week of the PIDA.
The meeting held in Gaborone, Botswana brought together various infrastructure experts from RECs and cross-border PIDA project developers to deliberate on the implementation of the partnership between the NEPAD Agency, GWP and the UNDP. AMCOW, which aims to accelerate the preparation and financing of projects. PIDA cross-border and hydroelectric priority projects.
million. Phera Ramoeli, SADC Director of Infrastructure Director, Ms. Mapolao Mokoena, also echoed her sentiments, underlined that SADC welcomes the PIDA Water initiative as part of the implementation of the development program and the Industrialization of SADC and is ready to work with the PIDA Water Project
Dr. Canisius Kanangire stressed the need to coordinate efforts. Strengthen partnerships for the implementation of the new AMCOW strategy to achieve the African Water Vision 2025, the Agenda 2063 and the priorities of ADB 5.
M. Alex Simalabwi, Executive Secretary of GWPSA and Head of GWP Africa Coordination, said: "
During the session, regional economic communities and PIDA project owners had the opportunity to present projects on In the regions, including: challenges encountered in implementing and commenting on the PIDA Water
A PIDA badessment report on the state of play of the Implementation of water-related projects was presented, as well as a proposed implementation framework outlining the costs badociated with non-bottling of blocked projects. Modalities on the partnership between the projects and the PIDA program were discussed, including discussions on resource mobilization. The meeting ended with a visit to the Gaborone Dam to badess the progress made to date.
* PIDA Water includes a portfolio of transboundary water and hydropower projects and will be implemented by the NEPAD Agency. Basin organizations and executed by GWP in collaboration with other partners. The current projects of the Water-Energy Portfolio are: Sambangalou, Ruzizi III, Rusumo Falls III, Polihali Hydroelectric Dam and Transfer Tunnel to Katse Dam, Mpanda Nkuwa, Kobong Pumped Storage Dam, Kaleta, Inga 3, Grand Ethiopian Renaissance and Batoka Gorge.
Source: NEPAD Agency
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