EU Support for Water Supply Sector in Albania Brings Direct Benefits to its Citizens

European Union grant support to the water supply and sewerage sector in Albania has exceeded 110M.EUR in the last decade, of which about 80% for waste-water collection and treatment in the Albanian coastal regions.

Clean coastal waters are an objective of the EU assistance to Albania, it is stated in a press release of EU delegation to Albania.

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An overall EU grant of more than 25M.EUR has been provided to the cooperation with KfW and the Swiss Cooperation to support municipal water infrastructure for Fier, as well as in Gjirokastra, Lezha, Saranda, Berat-Kuçova, Lushnja and Kamza.

“After Fier a few months ago, now the city of Lezha is able to ensure 24 hours clean water supply to its citizens and a better life quality.

This particular construction works were co-financed by the Swiss Government with a grant of 10 million Euro and the German government through KfW with 3 million Euro and the European Union with 250.000 Euro in support to the capacities of the Water Utility of Lezha,” reads the statement.

An impressive progress in terms of service level and financial sustainability of the Water Utility upon shows that special support to the capacities of the water services is required to ensure the investment in this sector is efficient and profitable: it is this combination of soft and hard support that make a success story.

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