{"id":36223,"date":"2022-05-13T11:02:51","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T09:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=36223"},"modified":"2022-05-13T11:33:07","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T09:33:07","slug":"albania-to-receive-81-3m-from-wb-to-modernize-water-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania-to-receive-81-3m-from-wb-to-modernize-water-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Albania to receive $75M from WB to modernize water sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Albania will receive a total of $81.3 million to reform its water sector. <span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">In a<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/news\/press-release\/2022\/05\/12\/albania-to-reform-and-improve-its-water-supply-services-with-world-bank-support\"> press release<\/a> <\/strong>posted on the official website of the World Bank on Friday, it says that $75 million will be allocated in the form of a loan and another $6.3 million as a grant. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The loan is part of the National Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Modernization Program, which is co-financed by the Government of Albania.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The grant is funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and will be managed by the World Bank.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The program aims to improve the activity and financial performance of water supply and sanitation utilities as well as increase access to safe water services in Albania.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The World Bank notes that Albania is rich in water resources and has all the capacities to supply the entire population with safe and fresh drinking water however, the majority of water utilities in Albania \u201ccontinue to perform poorly, both technically and financially\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Among others, the World Bank calls for further reform in management and organizational models pertaining to the water sector, in order to achieve national targets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/04\/27\/tiranas-water-supplier-e80-thousand-euro-tender-for-e-bicycles\/\">Tirana\u2019s Water Supplier, \u20ac80-thousand-euro tender for e-bicycles<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/04\/19\/tabaku-ukt-asked-for-an-e80m-loan-but-raised-the-price-of-water-by-44\/\">Tabaku: UKT asked for an \u20ac80M loan, but raised the price of water by 44%<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/10\/29\/public-schools-in-dire-conditions-no-drinking-water-for-students\/\">Public schools in dire conditions, no drinking water for students<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Albania will receive a total of $81.3 million to reform its water sector. \u00a0 In a press release posted on the official website of the World Bank on Friday, it says that $75 million will be allocated in the form of a loan and another $6.3 million as a grant. 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