Kyrgyz Republic: Water Supply and Sanitation Universal Access Program-1 Project

About this project

The proposed operation is aimed at providing universal access and improving the sustainability of water supply and sanitation (WSS) services in the Kyrgyz Republic through a partnership involving the Government of Kyrgyzstan, the World Bank, other development partners, and the private sector. This partnership will be operationalized through a Multiphase Programmatic Approach (MPA) using Investment Project Financing (IPF) lending instruments with some performance-based grants (PBGs). The MPA program is structured as a 10-year engagement through three IPF operations/phases to achieve the Program Development Objective. The MPA program includes: (i) a four-year Phase 1 (2024-2029) of focused investment covering unserved rural settlements while consolidating the service delivery structure into district-level Water and Sanitation Service Provider (DWSSPs) on a pilot basis and enhancing the service delivery capacity using PBGs, few and simpler sanitation interventions, complemented by extensive analysis and design of more complex sanitation solutions, including paving the way for potential private sector engagement; (ii) a three-year Phase 2 (2028-2032) to scale-up the investments, shifting to water supply infrastructure upgrade and expansion, priority sewerage investments and scale-up the service delivery models, with a focus on operational and financial efficiency, and climate adaptation; and (iii) a three-year Phase 3 (2031-2034) to scale-up sanitation investments, and consolida…

Published by

World Bank · Multilateral

Countries

Kyrgyzstan

Sectors

Water supply - large systemsSanitation - large systemsWater supply and sanitation - large systems

Places

Bishkek

Funded by

International Development Association

Implemented by

State Institution of Drinking Water Supply and Wastewater Disposal under the Water Resources Service under the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry

Accountable

Kyrgyz Republic

Passes funds through

International Development Association

Published by World Bank to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 3 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: 44000-P500620.

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