TIRANA, Oct 29 /ATA/ – The government plans to allocate 75.4 billion leks to infrastructure and energy in 2027, equivalent to 2.5% of gross domestic product (GDP), Finance Minister Petrit Malaj said on Thursday.
Presenting the draft 2027 budget to the Conference of Chairpersons, Malaj said the funding would support transport infrastructure, railway and port projects, as well as drinking water supply and sewerage networks.
Planned investments include water supply and sewerage systems in the municipalities of Mat, Memaliaj, Saranda, Fier, Lezha and Shkodra, as well as in the Velipoja area.
The programme also includes the rehabilitation of existing water supply pipelines in Kukes and the construction of a water reservoir in Tirana.
In the transport sector, projects include the development of the new Port of Durres at Porto Romano and the Triport port, alongside investment in railway infrastructure.
Planned railway projects include the Tirana-Durres/Rinas, Vore-Hani i Hotit and Durres-Rrogozhine lines, according to the budget plan presented by Malaj.
Road infrastructure projects set to receive funding include the Elbasan-Lekaj corridor, the Elbasan bypass, the Elbasan-Qafe Thane road, the expansion of the Tirana-Durres highway, the Tirana-Ndroq-Plepa road and the Tirana bypass.
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