EBRD water projects in Georgia
Publisher: CEE Bankwatch Network
Volume: 4 pages, pdf
Description:
Since Georgia’s independence in the early 1990s, due to financial constraints maintenance and repair works at most of the water utilities have been neglected. This has resulted in poor sanitarytechnical conditions in water utilities, with frequent accidents in water and wastewater systems, decreasing access to safe drinking water, drinking water losses and contamination of the receiving and ground water bodies. It is also notable that the social factor (assessment of the acceptability of water tariffs) is not taken into account in the process of tariff design1. In order to improve the situation in the water sector, several Georgian city councils have approached the EBRD for financing. As a result the EBRD has undertaken a number of water projects in several cities, namely the Tbilisi Water Supply Improvement Project, Kobuleti Water Project and Kutaisi Water Project, and is currently considering projects in Borjomi and Rustavi.