The State Electric Company Limited (STELCO) has been tasked with completing water and sewerage networks in six islands within a year.
The agreements for the projects were signed today at STELCO.
Minister of State for Climate Change, Environment and Energy Ali Faris Yoosuf signed on behalf of the Ministry of Climate Change, Environment and Energy. STELCO’s Deputy Managing Directors Aishath Muzna and Abdulla Nazir signed on behalf of the company.
The six islands are HA Uligan, HA Molhadhoo, HA Ihavandhoo, R Innamaadhoo, R Kinolhas and B Maalhos.
In Ihavandhoo and Innamaadhoo, the networks will be built in newly settled areas of the islands. In Maalhos, the service will be expanded to the area set aside as the island’s tourism zone.
Together, the six projects are worth around MVR 116 million.
The Molhadhoo project is the largest at MVR 29 million, followed by Uligan at MVR 22.3 million and Innamaadhoo at MVR 19.1 million.
The Kinolhas project will cost MVR 18 million and Ihavandhoo MVR 17 million, while MVR 10.7 million has been set aside for Maalhos.
The government has been working to bring water and sewerage services to every inhabited island in the Maldives. Several stalled projects were restarted after earlier contracts were cancelled.
With the agreements signed today, residents of all six islands can expect proper water and sewerage services within a year.
