Mozambique water networks to serve 297,000 Nampula residents
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Aimnews
Illustrative image · Hexyle Xtudios · Pexels · Licence PexelsConstruction, rehabilitation and expansion of drinking-water networks are expected to improve access for more than 297,000 residents of four districts in Mozambique’s Nampula province. The work is 61.4% complete and forms part of the ProÁguaS 2026–2036 programme, according to the Mozambique Information Agency.
The Mozambican government is expanding access to drinking water to more than 297,000 residents of four districts in Nampula province through the construction, rehabilitation and expansion of water supply networks, reports the Mozambique Information Agency (AIM). The works concern Malema, Eráti, Meconta and Mogovolas, under the ProÁguaS 2026–2036 programme launched by President Daniel Chapo.
Overall physical progress on the works has reached 61.4%. In Malema, rehabilitation and expansion of the network are 74% complete and are expected to benefit 69,006 residents. The project includes a treatment plant, a distribution centre, new pipelines and an increase in abstraction capacity to 3,533 cubic metres per day, with a 3.7-kilometre pipeline.
In Namapa, in Eráti district, the new network is 54.8% complete and is expected to serve about 75,000 residents. It will have an abstraction and treatment capacity of 2,000 cubic metres per day, as well as a 22.9-kilometre distribution network. In Namialo, in Meconta district, work is 59.1% complete and includes a treatment plant, a 2,000-cubic-metre reservoir and a 300-cubic-metre elevated tank, according to AIM.
