Water Supply and Sanitation in Cahul with EU and Team Europe support – work in progress

On 7 December 2022 in Cahul took place the meeting of the Steering Committee for the Cahul Water Supply and Sanitation Project with the participation of representatives of Cahul and Crihana Veche City Halls, S.A. Apă-Canal Cahul, as well as guests from the Embassies of Germany and EU Delegation, KfW, International Consultant, Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development, RDA South.

The progress of all Project Components has been discussed, as well as their implementation challenges. The project budget is €36.5 million grant, of which €23.5 million provided by the German Federal Government and €13 million by the European Union, under the Programme EU4Moldova: Clean Water for Cahul, both contributions are implemented by the German Development Bank, KfW.

Direct beneficiaries of the project are the inhabitants of Cahul municipality, including Cotihana and Crihana Veche villages, as well as Apă-Canal Cahul, the regional operator managing water supply, and sewerage services in Cahul municipality and neighbouring villages.

Within the project from EU sources, the following components will be implemented:

• construction of 14 km of sewerage in Cahul (estimated 900 household connections); installation of water supply and sewerage systems in the village of Cotihana (300 water supply and 400 sewerage household connections respectively); as well as installation of sewerage system in the village of Crihana Veche (950 household connections); with the connection of both villages to the main system of Cahul;
• procurement of Operation and Maintenance Equipment for S.A. Apă-Canal Cahul;
• installation of 8000 remote reading meters, including reading, recording and data processing systems.

As a result of the implementation of the Project Cahul municipality, including Cotihana and Crihana Veche villages, will benefit of the rehabilitated and extended centralised water supply and sewerage system, and of improved living and health conditions.

The design and construction works are carried out according to European FIDIC standards and on the basis of the Project Documentation. Project’s completion is scheduled for the end of 2024.