“Work continues apace over the weekend in Kombinat to respond as quickly as possible to residents’ requests on Konçita Konomi Street. Together with UKT, we have started work on building a new water supply and sewerage network, providing drinking water to more than 920 residents,” Koçiu said.

The Deputy Prime Minister stressed that all interventions are being carried out alongside the road rehabilitation works, in coordination with the Tirana Municipality, to ensure both quality services and sustainable infrastructure.

“Good work for Kombinat will not stop. We will continue to be there for residents, in every residential block and neighbourhood, to improve their everyday lives,” Koçiu said.

Koçiu said residents had raised concerns about the condition of the water supply and sewerage network during meetings with the community.

“One of the main requests raised when we began investing in the entire residential block was the need for a drinking water supply network. The aim was to avoid completing the road’s asphalt surface only to have it dug up again to lay pipes connecting each of the houses in the area. It is therefore very good news for residents that the work is being carried out in parallel, ensuring that the investments being made in the area are sustainable,” Koçiu said.

The project includes a new water supply network serving the entire area, covering a neighbourhood of around 210 homes and 920 residents.

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The Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, Belinda Balluku published today the priority projects funded through the new budget for 2022.

According to her, the National Program for the modernization of the water supply and sewerage sector is financed by World Bank, an investment worth 70 million euros

While the reconstruction of the internal water supply network in the Municipality of Durrës is estimated at 62 million euros, a fund made available by Albanian Development Foundation-AFD and the reconstruction of the water supply network in the municipality of Tirana is supported by a fund of 80 million euros made available by European Investment Bank- EIB.

Also, investment in 26 construction sites of the water supply and sewerage network are planned to be completed next year.

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy has drafted the national strategy of the water supply and sewerage sector, 2020-2030.

This strategy is an important document that will guide the Government in its efforts to improve the water supply and sewerage sector.

The purpose of the Water Supply and Sewerage Sector Strategy is to improve the quality provision of water supply and sewerage services to the citizens of Albania and to support the economic development of the country, based on the performance of a key infrastructure service. //a.i/