KFW Funds Gammams Wastewater Treatment Plant Renovation and Upgrade
In May, 2021 the Windhoek Municipality, on behalf of the Namibia government received a grant from Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KFW), a development
Bank based in Germany. The grant which is nonrefundable is worth N$10 million and will be used to renovate and upgrade the Gammams Wastewater Treatment Plant which situated near Goreangab Dam.
Constructed in 1961 and operational since 1968, the Gammams Wastewater Treatment Plant was the first in the world to recycle wastewater into potable water, and it has also been the major source of water for the Windhoek population.
The plant was originally built to hold around 28,000 cubic meters (of Sewage) but due to an increased demand in water, it has been holding between 32, 000 to 38, 000 cubic meters and sometimes at peak hours 41,000 cubic meters per day.
According to the documents submitted to the municipality council, the funds will be used to hire experts for designing and implementing the work of expanding the plant so it can hold about 50, 000 cubic meters per day.
Readings:
https://www.namibian.com.na/102111/read/Windhoek-gets-N$10-milliongrant-to-upgrade--water-system https://www.pri.org/stories/2016-12-15/recycling-sewage-drinking-waterno-big-deal-theyve-been-doing-it-namibia-50years#:~:text=The%20Goreangab%20water%20treatment%20plant,such%20 plant%20in%20the%20world.&text=On%20the%20outskirts%20of%20Windho ek,vat%20of%20nasty%20brown%20liquid