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On Nov. 25, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a loan agreement with the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam in Ha Noi to provide a Japanese ODA loan of up to 11.891 billion yen for the Ha Long City Drainage and Wastewater Treatment Project.

This project will increase the wastewater treatment capacity of Ha Long City by constructing wastewater treatment facilities and pipelines. The project will contribute to the improvement of sanitary conditions in the city and Ha Long Bay, and sustainable development of the province. This project will contribute to the achievement of SDGs Goals 6, 13 and 14.


Details of the project are provided below.

1. Terms and Amount of Loan

Project title	Amount (million yen)	Annual interest rate (%)		Repayment period (years)	Grace period (years)	Procurement
		Project	Consulting services
Ha Long City Drainage and Wastewater Treatment Project	11,891	0.3	0.01	40	10	General untied

2. Executing Agency
Ha Long City People’s Committee
Address: No. 2 Ben Doan Street, Hong Gai Ward, Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province,
Viet Nam
Phone: + 84-203-3825408

3. Planned Implementation Schedule
(1) Completion of project: June 2025 – when the facilities are put into service
(2) Issuing of letters of invitation for consulting services (including construction supervision): March, 2021
(3) Tender announcement of initial procurement package for international competitive bidding on project construction:
Procurement package title: Package CP-1
Release date: May, 2021