Preparatory work for the KOICA project on wastewater and solid waste management

The project is focused on conducting pre-F/S on building decentralized wastewater treatment (DEWATS) and fecal sludge treatment systems in Pakse, Laos. Since September 2017, GGGI has worked on a proposal for KOICA, which has been approved, focused on supporting the Government of Lao PDR for solid waste and wastewater management. The proposed activities will occur from January to March in 2019, and the results of the activities will feed into the final implementation plan of the KOICA project starting in Q3 2019. KOICA asked GGGI to conduct a preliminary cost analysis and site selections, similar to a pre-feasibility study, before the official launch of the project. The cost analysis for decentralized waste treatment systems (DEWATs) and fecal sludge treatment plant (FSTP) in Pakse will be a straightforward exercise for experienced engineers estimating the cost of labor, materials, transport for constructing the facilities. The Government of Lao PDR (GOL) has suggested six potential sites for DEWATs and the analysis will focus on building DEWATs in those six sites. Once the construction costs are estimated, the site will be selected in consideration of the fund availability from KOICA. For FSTP, GoL has proposed the facility to be built in the landfill.