Since Hoima Municipality’s recent transformation into a City, there has been notable population increase and economic growth arising from the discovery of oil in this region. This has resulted into water shortages in the Town because of the limited treatment capacity at the current Water Treatment Works.
National Water and Sewerage Corporation has in the recent past undertaken some interventions to address these water shortages by drilling additional boreholes, increasing in storage capacity for the treatment plant and extension of the transmission and distribution mains. However, the City is still grappling with inadequate water supply because of the limited capacity of the current water production system to meet the demand. This has resulted in dry zones like Kasengo, Kihukia, Busisi,etc, in addition to the intermittent water supply within the city and surrounding areas of Budaka, Kiduma, Kalongo, Kyesiga among others.
It is against this background that NWSC has embarked on the improvement of water production within the City. This initiative is in line with the Government of Uganda Vision 2040 for the country and consequently the SDG Target 6.1
NWSC through its procurement processes has contracted Updeal (U) limited to carry out expansion of the current Water Treatment Plant and transmission mains from the current 2,500m 3 /day to 5,500m 3 /day. The estimated cost of this project is 5.9billion Uganda Shillings. This project is as per the contract should be completed in 10months.
