The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) inaugurated of a project to develop Camaguey’s water treatment plant in the city of Camagüey, Republic of Cuba.
Financed by the SFD with a contribution of $40 million, the project will develop and replace existing systems to provide clean, safe water for more than 300,000 residents of Camagüey and neighboring cities.
The project will also meet the sixth United Nation Sustainable Development Goal (SDG): ‘To ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.’
The inauguration ceremony was attended by HE Mr. Faisal bin Falah Al-Harbi, and the Ambassador of the Kingdom to the Republic of Cuba, Mrs. Carmenn Hernandez Requejo
Additionally, Vice-Governor of Camagüey. Mr. Bladimir Matos Maya, the Vice-President of the National Institute of Water Resources (INRH), and a number of officials in Camagüey.
During the last years, SFD financed seven projects in the Republic of Cuba across the health, water, and infrastructure sectors, with a total value of US$ 139.3 million.
