Vitebsk Water and Wastewater Sub-Project Feasibility Study

Country: Belarus

The EBRD in partnership with the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB), the Government of Belarus and several participating cities has developed a Municipal Environmental Infrastructure Financing Framework for Belarus. The Vitebsk Water and Wastewater Sub-Project is to be prepared and financed within this Framework. The investment programme would focus on energy efficiency improvement, reduction of leakage, improvement of the quality of service and water metering of the City of Vitebsk (population: approx. 350,000).

The objective of this assignment was to perform a Feasibility Study, including due diligence of the company, to determine the investments to be financed by the EBRD loan and which will be a basis for project appraisal and approval by the EBRD.

• Assessment of the present status of the water and waste water services in the City
• Assessment of the existing  water and waste water systems including operation, physical condition and treatment technology
• Development of an affordable, least cost strategic investment programme for the entire water and wastewater infrastructure in the City according to best applicable technology and with strong environmental benefits.
• Preparation of a financial analysis of the Company and its financial projections;
• Performing an organisational and institutional assessment of the Company
• Proposal of a new tariff system including affordability analysis
• Preparation of environmental analysis and audit and an Environmental Management Plan