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Moldovan PM, EBRD high-ranking official tackle water supply projects-related issues

Moldovan PM, EBRD high-ranking official tackle water supply projects-related issues

Prime Minister Iurie Leanca today met Director of Municipal and Environmental Infrastructure at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

 

The officials addressed the launching of a new project on financing of works of restoration of the drinking water supply and sewerage system in the southern region of Moldova.

 

The project includes the rehabilitation of the Leova–Cimislia–Basarabeasca aqueduct, which supplies drinking water from the Prut river, and expanding of the distribution networks in the districts related to the project. At the same time, it also focuses on the development of a modern management that would ensure the efficiency of use of investments, as well as modernisation of the entire cycle of operation, treatment, transport and supply of drinking water in the region.

 

Under the project, the EBRD’s financial support is to cover the working out of the feasibility study on construction of the Leova–Cimislia–Basarabeasca aqueduct, development of this investment, expanding of water supply to six districts from southern Moldova and reviving of water and sewerage operators, by initially developing a private modern management.

 

Leanca praised EBRD’s assistance provided to Moldova and was confident that the cooperation project would essentially contribute to modernise infrastructure and develop this region.

 

Similar projects also were launched by the Moldovan government, in partnership with EBRD. Thus, the project on improving water supply in northern Moldova, which has a 30-million-euro budget, out of which 10 million euros are BERD’s and European Investment Bank’s contribution, the other 10 million being offered as grant by the Neighbourhood Investment Facility, is under way. The project is meant to maintain and expand the water supply system to settlements of the Soroca, Floresti, Drochia, Riscani, Singerei, Telenesti districts and Balti municipality. The project on construction of the Chisinau – Straseni – Calarasi aqueduct, with an estimative budget of about 7 million euros, which also includes the gradual connection of about 20 rural settlements situated along the water supply network, is also under way.

 

 

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