Nieuwe uniformen en eindelijk de meters wissellen

Gisteren 27-10-2014 zijn we eindelijk gestart met de kapotte flow meters te installeren.  Dit heeft zeker 3/4 jaar geduurd voor we de meters hadden. Dit betekende ook dat we steeds geen gegevens konden generen. Heel frustrerend allemaal. Maar gisteren zijn we dus gestart, ik ben mee geweest om de start te begeleiden. Ik ben graag buiten deze tijd van het jaar, het is niet zo ontzettend warm, het is zo'n 27 a 28 graden cel. Op lokatie is altijd wel iets te beleven. Zo ook bij Gulshan 74 er lag een nest puppies. Zeven stuks..........ik heb maar voer gehaald,............ Overigens werd er erg goed voor ze gezorgd. Drie van de zeven hadden al een adres,..........de andere 4.......we leven in Dhaka.

Onze positie is nu zeker

Two year extension of VEI’s Water Operator Partnership in Mombasa

donderdag 23 oktober 2014

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The Water Operator Partnership carried out by Vitens Evides International in Mombasa (Kenya) has been extended for a period of two years. The extension is in response to the request from the World Bank to VEI to increase her support to the Mombasa water utility (MOWASCO) with respect to increase of coverage and improvement of operations. The signing of the new contract took place in Washington at World Bank Head Quarters last week.



At present, Mombasa’s water supply is insufficient. Only one third of the current demand is covered. As part of a nationwide programme in Kenya, the World Bank will build a large dam in the vicinity of Mombasa in the coming years which will provide more water to Mombasa. More attention will also be paid to improving the existing network in the city to ensure sufficient ‘water-absorbing capacity’ in Mombasa. After all, the water must not only be transported to the city, but it must also be transported within the city.

More water to the Mombasa customers
VEI has made a strategic plan for the years 2015-2030 together with experts of the World Bank, the Kenyan drinking water company MOWASCO and the Coast Water Services Board. This plan states which activities must be implemented to ensure that Mombasa can obtain additional water. One of the activities is aimed to reduce Non Revenue Water from 50% to 20% in the next four years.

The Netherlands and the World Bank
Because VEI already works in Mombasa through the current WOP, the World Bank asked VEI to lead the NRW reduction. VEI's current WOP project will therefore be extended by two years. Budget is also available for supervising and training the employees of MOWASCO by VEI. The tripartite cooperation between VEI, MOWASCO and the World Bankis considered to be one of the first activities in keeping with the new cooperation between the Netherlands and the World Bank.

Werk in uitvoering

Net bij ons om de hoek zijn we bezig met werkzaamheden. Als het dan plotseling gaat gieten heb je direct een waterballet.