Hyundai Engineering Completes Water Purification Plant in Democratic Republic of Congo

Residents of the Rembaimbu Kimbanseke area gathered to receive water supplied from the newly completed water treatment plant. (Provided by Hyundai Engineering)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyemin] Hyundai Engineering announced on the 24th that it has constructed a water purification plant and water supply facilities in the water-scarce region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) in Africa.

Hyundai Engineering held a water commissioning ceremony for the 'DR Congo Water Purification Plant Construction Project' yesterday in the Lembaimbu Kimbanseke area. Attendees included Park Chan-woo, Head of the Infrastructure Industry Development Division, and Felix Tshisekedi, President of DR Congo.

This project involves building a water purification plant capable of processing 35,000 tons of water per day and a 29 km-long water transmission and distribution pipeline in the Lembaimbu area, located southeast of the capital city Kinshasa. The project, worth $61 million, was commissioned in 2019 by the DR Congo Waterworks Corporation (REGIDESO) to address water shortage issues, with Hyundai Engineering in charge of construction.

Hyundai Engineering focused its capabilities on this infrastructure project essential to the local residents' lives and completed the construction about six months ahead of the original scheduled completion date in the first half of 2023. Additionally, new water supply facilities were provided for approximately 400,000 residents in the Kimbanseke area.

A Hyundai Engineering official stated, "We expect this to help resolve the drinking water shortage, reduce the labor of children and women who have to travel long distances to obtain water, and prevent waterborne infectious diseases that were prevalent in the region."

Hyundai Engineering is preparing to bid for the second phase of the project, which includes expanding the water purification plant to increase water treatment capacity and supplying additional water facilities. Meanwhile, the entire cost of this project was funded by the Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF), and the project will proceed in three phases.

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