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September 5, 2007
Samendeni Valley Integrated Development (US$7 million)
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| Purpose |
| To improve agricultural production and provide potable water supplies to the city of Dioulasso |
| Activities |
- construction of a 2.9 km in length, 24.9 m in height earthen dam, with a storage capacity of 1,050 million m3;
- construction of a 2.6 MW hydropower plant and 33 kV transmission line;
- building of diversion structures, cross-drainage works, canal systems and flood protection facilties, as well as eight pumping stations;
- construction of houses, schools, health clinics and other related infrastructure;
- institutional support; and
- consultancy services.
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| Project cost |
| US$180 million |
| Co-financiers |
| Abu Dhabi Fund, BADEA, ECOWAS Regional Development Fund, IsDB, Kuwait Fund, West African Development Bank, Millennium Development Challenge Corporation, Turk Eximbank, Government of Burkina Faso |
| Executing Agencies |
| Samendeni Valley Integrated Development Program Authority, under the aegis of the Ministry of Agriculture, Hydraulics and Fishing Resources, Ministry of Finance and Budget
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| Implementation period |
| 3.5 years |
