{"version":"1","article":{"id":"dr-congo-kananga-water-supply-world-bank-project-2026","slug":"dr-congo-kananga-water-supply-world-bank-project-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/dr-congo-kananga-water-supply-world-bank-project-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dr-congo-kananga-water-supply-world-bank-project-2026?lang=en","title":"Work begins on $164 million water project for Kananga","summary":"DR Congo has launched an approximately $164 million project to upgrade and expand water infrastructure in Kananga.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-06T17:58:54+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-06T17:58:54+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-10-05","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Agence Congolaise de Presse (ACP)","url":"https://acp.cd/economie/lancement-des-travaux-dalimentation-en-eau-pour-15-million-dhabitants-a-kananga/","checkedAt":"2026-10-06","publishedAt":"2026-10-05"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/dr-congo-kananga-water-supply-world-bank-project-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dr-congo-kananga-water-supply-world-bank-project-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/dr-congo-kananga-water-supply-world-bank-project-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dr-congo-kananga-water-supply-world-bank-project-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/dr-congo-kananga-water-supply-world-bank-project-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dr-congo-kananga-water-supply-world-bank-project-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/dr-congo-kananga-water-supply-world-bank-project-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dr-congo-kananga-water-supply-world-bank-project-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/dr-congo-kananga-water-supply-world-bank-project-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/dr-congo-kananga-water-supply-world-bank-project-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["DR Congo’s Minister of Hydraulic Resources and Electricity, Aimé Sakombi, laid the foundation stone for a drinking-water project in Kananga on 5 October. A ministry statement cited by the Congolese Press Agency puts the total investment at about $164 million from the World Bank.","The plan includes a new Lulua treatment plant, rehabilitation and expansion of the Kanyuka plant, and reinforcement of the distribution network. The stated end-state target is nominal production capacity of 125,000 cubic metres a day and service for about 1.5 million people; these are planned outcomes, not current operating capacity or service levels."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"DR Congo has launched an approximately $164 million project to upgrade and expand water infrastructure in Kananga.\n\nDR Congo’s Minister of Hydraulic Resources and Electricity, Aimé Sakombi, laid the foundation stone for a drinking-water project in Kananga on 5 October. A ministry statement cited by the Congolese Press Agency puts the total investment at about $164 million from the World Bank.\n\nThe plan includes a new Lulua treatment plant, rehabilitation and expansion of the Kanyuka plant, and reinforcement of the distribution network. The stated end-state target is nominal production capacity of 125,000 cubic metres a day and service for about 1.5 million people; these are planned outcomes, not current operating capacity or service levels.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"}}}