On 5 October local time, the groundbreaking ceremony for two Kananga water supply projects undertaken by WIETC — the Lulua River New Water Intake and Drinking Water Treatment Plant (Phase I) and the Rehabilitation and Expansion of the Kanyuka Existing Water Treatment Plant — was successfully held in Kananga, capital of Kasaï Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

  The Minister of Energy and Hydraulic Resources of the DRC presided over the ceremony and laid the foundation stone. Mr. Zou Dongjun, General Manager of Congo Zhengwei Technology Co., Ltd. (the local subsidiary of WIETC in the DRC), attended the event together with representatives of relevant government authorities, the World Bank, the Régie de Distribution d'Eau (REGIDESO), the Employer (CEP-O), and other distinguished guests, jointly witnessing the launch of the projects.

Both Kananga water supply projects are financed under the World Bank's AGREE framework. The Lulua River New Water Intake and Drinking Water Treatment Plant (Phase I) will develop water intake, conveyance and treatment facilities drawing on the Lulua River, with a designed daily treatment capacity of 75,000 cubic metres. The Kanyuka Existing Water Treatment Plant Rehabilitation and Expansion Project will build a new Tshibashi water source plant while simultaneously upgrading and expanding the existing treatment plant and its associated pipe network.

Once completed, the two projects will enable more residents of Kananga to enjoy access to safe and reliable drinking water, providing a solid guarantee for local urban development and the improvement of people's livelihoods.

(Ozone Water Supply Project, DR Congo / Wang Sijia)