Asia

Infrastructure Sector Strategies and Alternative Financing (SISSAF)

Assignment location

Lebanon, Asia

Client/Funding

European Commission, Delegation of the European Union to Lebanon


SISSAF aimed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery and financial sustainability in the Lebanese energy, water and transport infrastructure sectors. HYDROPHIL supported capacity building and knowhow transfer in the water sector in two distinct phases:

  • Phase 1: Development of water sector programmes including sector policy and strategy development, budgeting, set-up of coordination framework and performance monitoring systems, definition of water sector priority projects
  • Phase 2: Programme implementation including studies, technical designs (rehabilitation of Dbayyeh water treatment plant with a capacity of 250,000 m3/d incl. treatment equipment, pumps and pumping systems, electrical design, pipework), preparation of tender dossiers, procurement and contracting for priority projects