Second Urban Infrastructure Project

The objective of the Second Urban Infrastructure Project is to improve the quality and efficiency of water, wastewater, and solid waste services in selected cities in Ukraine. There are three components to the project, the first component being Urban Infrastructure Improvement. This component will finance the rehabilitation, reconstruction and upgrading of water, wastewater, and solid waste facilities in about ten cities. It is designed to increase the efficiency of participating utilities, reduce their costs, enhance the reliability of services, and improve the quality of water supply and wastewater services. The second component is the institutional strengthening and capacity building. This component will support a range of institutional strengthening activities to be implemented at the utility and central levels. An additional US$ 7 million grant from Swedish International Development Agency, or SIDA will co-finance activities under this component. Finally, the third component is the project management and supervision. This component will support project management and implementation at the central and regional levels in the targeted cities. Support will include: training, staffing, and monitoring and evaluation. It will also cover feasibility studies for potential subprojects as well as the annual project financial and technical audits of district vodokanals.