Investment Grant and Technical Assistance for the Solomon Water Facility

About this project

<p class="ql-align-justify">The Project forms part of an overall investment program called Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project (UWSSSP) in the Solomon Islands. It includes water supply and sanitation in the capital city Honiara, as well as other components such as water conservation, sanitation and hygiene awareness and education, institutional strengthening and project management, as well as management of Honiara¿s drinking water source area strengthened to build resilience to climate change. The UWSSSP is in implementation phase, the World Bank (WB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) being the main financiers, together with a grant from the European Union amounting to EUR 18m that was approved in 2019 and is being managed by ADB.</p><p class="ql-align-justify">The Project consists of <strong>components of the UWSSSP in the Solomon Islands</strong>. It concerns the capital city Honiara and focuses on re-configuring the Honiara sewer system, comprising the construction of new sewers and sea outfalls and other minor components linked to the remaining works of the UWSSSP. The EU Contribution will be used in part for (i) Technical Assistance (TA) to support Project implementation (precise needs are to be identified during Project appraisal) and in part as a (ii) Grant alongside the Bank Loan, on a pari passu basis.</p>

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 5Gender Equality
• 6Clean Water and Sanitation
• 8Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 9Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
• 11Sustainable Cities and Communities

Published by

European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships · Other public sector

Countries

Solomon Islands

Sectors

Sanitation - large systems

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Main focusBiodiversity · Also contributesClimate mitigation · Also contributesDisaster risk reduction · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Main focusDesertification · Also contributes

Funded by

European Commission

Implemented by

EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK

Accountable

European Investment Bank (Trust fund via EIB like FEMIP, NIF, Interest subsidies...)

Passes funds through

Directorate-General for International Partnerships

Published by European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 29 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XI-IATI-EC_INTPA-2024-PC-48389.

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