Can Tho to double capacity of German-funded wastewater treatment plant
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho is planning to double the capacity of its wastewater collection and treatment plant, which was partly funded by the German Development Bank (KfW), and considers this one of the investment priorities in the coming time.
The working session between officials of Can Tho city and the German Development Bank (KfW) on January 8 (Photo: VNA)
Can Tho (VNA) – The Mekong Delta city of Can Thois planning to double the capacity of its wastewater collection and treatmentplant, which was partly funded by the German Development Bank (KfW), andconsiders this one of the investment priorities in the coming time.
Vice Chairman of the municipal People’sCommittee Dao Anh Dung made the remark while meeting with KfW Country Directorfor Vietnam Simone Wunsch on January 8.
Dung said Can Tho has devised a plan on climatechange response until 2030 with a vision to 2050. However, the work covers notonly the settlement of flooding but also many other issues, includingwastewater collection and treatment.
The city plans to raise the capacity of itswastewater collection and treatment plant from 30,000 cu.m. to 60,000 cu.m. perday to serve Cai Rang and Ninh Kieu districts and part of Binh Thuy district.
The plant has an investment of 494 billion VNDin total (over 19 million EUR), including more than 281 billion VND (nearly10.5 million EUR) sponsored by KfW.
Besides, some districts of Can Tho are also inneed of similar plants at present, he said, noting that the city is interestedin this issue during its socio-economic development process. Therefore, it willprioritise inviting investment to such projects in the future.
The official added Can Tho also pays attentionto the life of and jobs for the vulnerable groups amid climate change, alongwith transport infrastructure projects which will help boost local economicgrowth.
At the meeting, the KfW official said the GermanGovernment prioritises funding for projects in the fields of energy, vocationaltraining, and environment – climate change response in Vietnam.
Through the working session, the KfW wished tolearn about the investment programmes that Can Tho is planning to carry out sothat both sides can explore cooperation directions for the time to come, henoted./.
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The working session between officials of Can Tho city and the German Development Bank (KfW) on January 8 (Photo: VNA) 
