Solar-Powered Water in Rural Sindh Gets $300m World Bank Loan
The World Bank approved Pakistan loan of $300 million to fund solar-powered water supply and sanitation in rural Sindh, where many children face poor growth.
The World Bank approved a $300 million loan for Pakistan, to be spent on water and sanitation in rural Sindh.
The project will install solar-powered water supply systems and a modern drainage and sanitation system.
The bank aims to provide water and sanitation services to 80 percent of Sindh's rural population.
The project is part of a 10-year clean water and sanitation plan in four phases; the first phase costs $540 million.
Pakistan has 47 World Bank-backed projects with a combined value of about $16.1 billion.