Belarus Utility Efficiency and Quality Improvement Project

The development objective of Utility Efficiency and Quality Improvement Project for Belarus is to improve the quality and efficiency of water and wastewater services and support the introduction of regional solid waste management. This project has four components. 1) The first component, Improving Water and Wastewater Services at Utility or Service Provider Level, aims to improve the operational performance of water supply and sanitation (WSS) service providers and enhance the quality of water and wastewater service provision to the people of Belarus through packages of support tailored to the needs of utilities. It has the following subcomponents: (i) Service providers with lower performance; (ii) Service providers with better performance; and (iii) Service providers with best performance. 2) The second component, Strengthening utility performance, aims to finance government activities that support the strengthening of national and local water services institutions. 3) The third component, Enhancing the solid waste management process in the country, aims to pilot a regional approach to solid waste management (SWM) and technical assistance (TA) to further develop the sector more broadly. 4) The fourth component, Project management, aims to finance travel, training, audits, and general consulting services support to the project coordinating team (PCT).