Kitchener Drain Depollution - Solid Waste

About this project

Sovereign loan of up to EUR 79 million to the Government of Egypt to finance the Municipal Solid Waste Management ("MSWM") component of the integrated depollution programme for the Kitchener Drain, the main agricultural drain passing through three governorates in the Delta region. The proposed EBRD loan will finance the (i) purchase of equipment for primary waste collection (containers and tractors); (ii) rehabilitation and construction of up to 10 transfer stations; (iii) rehabilitation and construction of up to 6 waste treatment facilities; (iv) rehabilitation and construction of up to 5 sanitary landfills; and (v) closure and rehabilitation and existing open dumpsites which will be used for the new solid waste management facilities (the "Project"). The MSWM investment component is one of three components forming the integrated depollution programme of the Kitchener Drain. The other two components consist of (i) a wastewater expansion and plant rehabilitation project proposed to be financed by the EIB; and (ii) a drain infrastructure rehabilitation project, proposed to be financed by the Bank. The Kitchener Drain is one of the most severely polluted drains in Egypt causing significant environmental, economic and social harm. It extends 69 km and passes through the governorates of Kafr El Sheikh ("KES"), Gharbeya ("GHB") and Dekheila ("DKH") and discharges into the Mediterranean Sea. Pollution of the Kitchener Drain emanates from three main sources: (i) domestic wastewater…

Published by

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development · Multilateral

Countries

Egypt

Sectors

Waste management/disposal

Places

CAIRO

Funded by

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Implemented by

EGYPT SOVEREIGN

Published by European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 29 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XI-IATI-EBRD-49416.

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