Maputo, Mozambique

Mozambique’s capital city is Maputo with approximately 1 million inhabitants. Greater Maputo is composed of two municipal Councils of Maputo and Matola that have a combined population of over two million. It lies in the extreme south of the country and is a major port, on the estuary of the river Matola.

The districts of Maputo are subdivided in to Bairros. In district 3 and 4 many bairros are not linked to the central water network and water is provided by independent water providers. Where connections do exist, many of them are illegal, leading to high revenue losses for the water company. Management of the water standpipes is often poor.

The Tchemulane programme aims to provide better water services for up to 162,000 people in 8 bairros of Maputo. In addition WSUP has identified a particular need to focus on sanitation including provision of basic services, training local suppliers in latrine construction, supporting local private sector in developing latrine emptying services and sludge treatment. The programme will reach approximately 66,000 people for sanitation improvement.

Key Achievements to Date

Demonstrated models of service delivery to the urban poor

• Sustainable service improvements for 113,000 urban poor for water and 18,000 for sanitation, demonstrating replicable models for the city’s 500,000 low income consumers

• Delegated management model established to service low income suburbs of Maputo, providing a new and effective mechanism of using private operators to improve coverage

• Financial viability of standpost operators increased through stronger management model and the use of pre-paid meters

• Wide range of stakeholders convened regularly around the development of a city wide sanitation plan, with the plan’s adoption under consideration by the City Council    

Strengthened institutional capacity to sustain improvement process

• City utility with strengthened internal capacity to service low income neighbourhoods

• National water asset owner adopting improved NRW systems across 13 towns, enabling improved service delivery to peri-urban communities

• Supported government to test pro-poor water services connection policy, increasing access for the poor

• Capacity development of the local private operator to expand business performance and take on new service area 

Investment mobilised for scale up of models

• WSUP programme supporting delivery of pro-poor elements of investment programme funded by EIB, AFD, DGIS and World Bank through support to AdeM in delivery of lease contract

• City Utility providing co-financing and match funding for programmes 

Successful models promoted to sector worldwide

• Assessment of communal sanitation options in Maputo published in WSUP Topic Brief Series

• Mutli stakeholder workshop disseminating city wide sanitation planning convened in partnership with WSP

• WSUP programme and baseline information showcased at municipal level