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The need for sewerage in the capital is constantly increasing, while real investments in the network remain far from what is required.
An audit by the Supreme State Audit Office (SSA) highlights that out of 7 billion lek or about 70 million euros in capital investments made in a decade by Tirana Water and Sewerage, approximately 1/7 of this amount went to sewerage.
"The funds intended for the improvement of the sewerage network of the city of Tirana peaked as a relative measure (in %) in 2015, where the specific weight of these funds accounted for 58% of total annual investments and with a downward trend, while in 2022 the lowest percentage of investments made for the improvement of the sewerage system is recorded, with only 2.1% of the total funds spent on UKT investments. For the entire period 2015-2024, the total investments of UKT sh.a. are 7,038 million lek and those for the sewerage system are only 13.2% of them, or 927 million lek," the audit states.
The SAI finds that from year to year there has been no harmonization of the values invested, fluctuating in some cases from 2 percent to 58 percent, but for a good part of the years they were at modest values.
"Consequently, these investments in the sewage network, which for the period 2015-2024 amount to 926.6 million lek, are estimated to have had a slight and insignificant impact on reducing water losses and expanding water service coverage and reducing the discharge of polluted water into the capital's rivers."
"Insufficient and lack of necessary financial resources for sewage infrastructure. Investment levels in the water supply, sewage and wastewater treatment sectors in the city of Tirana are significantly lower than needs, especially given that the sewage infrastructure is old, damaged and sometimes inefficient," the audit highlights.
The report focuses on the fact that demographic changes related to the migration of the population to the capital after the change of regime in 1991 and the subsequent significant increase in demand for wastewater disposal services have affected the situation of the sewage infrastructure, which in most cases operates at maximum capacity.
"Although investments have increased in recent years, they are no longer oriented and balanced in water supply and sewage infrastructure, and they have never been sufficient to meet capital investment needs," the report states./ Monitor.al
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