TUNISIA: 10 wastewater treatment plants to be upgraded soon

A major project for the rehabilitation of wastewater treatment plants will be carried out in Tunisia. 

It concerns 10 waste-water treatment plants located in several towns in the country, including Bouargoub, El Kef, Teboursouk, Jammels, Sbeitla, Medenine, Tozeur, Kebili, El Hamma and Tataouine. The project is being implemented within the framework of the Mediterranean Sea Programme (MedProgramme) launched on June 24, 2020 in 10 countries (Tunisia, Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Montenegro and Turkey), thanks to a $43 million grant (about 121 million Tunisian dinars) from the Global Environment Facility (GEF).

The Medprogramme is supported by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Investment Bank (EIB), through co-financing of $700 million in the form of loans to countries and public and private entities. The programme will, inter alia, reduce key environmental stressors, enhance climate resilience and water security and improve the well-being and support of coastal populations in the Mediterranean region. The official launch of the Tunisian part of the Medprogramme is scheduled for July 2020.