Sokoto State Regional Water Supply and Sanitation PPP (SRWSS-PPP)

A 20-year Design–Build–Operate–Maintain (DBOM) concession to develop, operate, and maintain a regional water supply and sanitation system serving approximately 860,000 people across Tambuwal, Gwadabawa, and Bodinga Local Government Areas. The project will deliver two water treatment plants with a combined capacity of 48,000 m³/day, 230 km of transmission pipelines, 18 elevated service reservoirs, 125,000 household connections across 340 communities, sanitation facilities in 64 schools, and a digitally-enabled billing and customer management system. The private operator will be compensated through an Output-Based Service Payment (OBSP) mechanism — payment contingent on verified service delivery — supplemented by household water tariffs. The project achieves a ₦15.9 billion risk-adjusted Value for Money saving (45%) over conventional government procurement.