The project will require $600 million and is reportedly 80% complete.
An article in Prensa.com reports that "At a cost of $245 million, the plant is projected to perform to high standards until 2035, when it must then expand its capacity. The facilities occupy 35 acres in the village of Juan Diaz and are designed to treat 50 million gallons per day. "
"The interceptor tunnel that extends for eight miles from Chanis to the coastal strip represents an investment of $139 million. The tunneling machine Gloria has already traveled 5.6 km and on 9 December was between Calle 73 and 74 in San Francisco. Gloria moves one and a half meters and stops, so that the excavated material which is expelled through a conveyor belt into wagons attached to its structure, can be removed via the entrance pit located in Chanis. After removing the material, the machine inserts segments (reinforced concrete structures) and creates a ring with a circumference of three feet. "
Source: Prensa.com
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December 2009
Supplementary financing to improve the capital city’s sanitary and environmental conditions
The Inter-American Development Bank today announced the approval of a $30 million loan to Panama for a project to improve sanitation and environmental conditions in its capital city and the Bay of Panama.
March 2009
Costa Rica is negotiating a $50 million loan with the IDB for the construction of a sewage treatment plant.
Ricardo Sancho, president of the Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) of Costa Rica reported that the institute is holding discussions with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), seeking to ensure funding for the plant which will serve 1.6 million customers.
September 2010
Investments will target cities in central and western provinces, along with low-income suburban communities near Panama City.
Panama will expand coverage and improve the quality of water supply services and sewer systems in cities near its capital and in its central and western provinces with a $40 million loan approved by the Inter-American Development Bank.
August 2010
The IDB approved a $44 million program for water and sanitation, backed by a $20 million loan from the IDB and a $24 million grant from the Spanish Cooperation Fund for Water and Sanitation in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The project’s main goal is to improve living conditions in El Salvador through the provision of adequate water and sanitation services.
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