Guinea advances plan to build 1600 water systems
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The Guinean government is accelerating work on the first phase of its Project 1600 PEM, an initiative to improve access to drinking water across the country.
The Ministry of Sanitation, Hydraulics and Hydrocarbons is leading the project, with the National Point Water Service implementing the work. The government views access to potable water as a fundamental right and a key component of public health, focusing on providing water to villages, health centers, schools, and prisons.
The project has four main parts. It will build 14 self-sufficient water systems for prisons in seven regions, supplying 67 modern water points to over 2,500 inmates. It also includes constructing 170 boreholes with hand pumps for health facilities, schools, and rural communities. Additionally, the project will establish two major drinking water supply systems in Kôma and Timbi-Madina, providing 1,262 water points to multiple communities.
Work has already begun on the prison water systems and the Kôma supply system, while boreholes in the Beyla prefecture are complete and mapped. The government plans to complete the first phase by January 2027 through reinforced contracts, simultaneous construction, secured funding, and quality control. They also intend to train local artisans and establish management committees to maintain the new infrastructure, and are already planning a second phase to add 400 more water systems.
