Public launch of Policy and Strategy Sector Reform
On
1 June 2010, the Ministry of Public Works, Transport and
Telecommunication launched the Policy and Strategy Document for the
Water Supply and Sewerage Sector, 2010-2013. This document aims to
ensure further decentralization and commercialization of the sector to
enable the water companies to be financially self-sufficient and to
develop long-term performance improvement plans. In this regard, it is
intended that they will fulfil their obligations towards customer base
while also providing the means for the involvement of the private
sector in the delivery of water supply and sewerage services. The
initiatives taken to support the sector reform involve legislative,
regulatory, administrative and financial initiatives. During the
launching ceremony, Deputy Minister Edmond Haxhinasto said that this
policy document will orient the service providers in the water sector
towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals with the
aim of improving water supply service coverage from 73% in 2009 to 98%
in 2015; sewerage service coverage from 43% to 80%; and the treatment
of sewage from almost 0% to 50% of the sewage flow generated. In this
way, Albania would fulfil one more obligation towards accession to the
European Union with regard to the Mediterranean, since the cleanliness
of Mediterranean waters is one of the main EU priorities. He said that
the Government is determined to meet EU standards in this sector in a
relatively short time period.
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