NIPS Albania – Negotiations and Investment Planning Support

Water Negotiations and Investment Planning Support- 'NIPS' Project

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Fresh and clean drinking water

Permanent availability of fresh and clean drinking water must be assured for all citizens of Albania in near future

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High Quality Water Supply Zones

Albania has sufficient high quality water supply zones. But it needs better infrastructure to make it available to all citizens.

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Settlements and Rivers

Well maintained and safer sewer systems and waste water treatment are needed to protect rivers and environment from pollution

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Waste Water Treatment Plants

New waste water treatment plants need to be constructed for protecting rivers and environment from pollution

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Drinking Water Zones

The Project has identified 1,185 water supply zones in Albania

Welcome to the NIPS Project

About Us

The NIPS Project supports Albania’s negotiations with the European Union in regard to Chapter 27 of the acquis.

The technical assistance supports the Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy and the National Agency of Water Supply, Sewerage and Waste Infrastructure (AKUM) to develop key strategic documents for the water sector, and to increase their capability to implement investment policy in the water sector.

The eight tasks/results of the NIPS Project

About our Work

–> Please find HERE a summary overview about objectives and results.
–> Click on the boxes below for direct access to each task / result

Agglomerations/ Water Supply Zones

Directive Specific Implementation Plans

National Sludge Management Strategy

Investment Programme

Legal Framework

Capacity Building

Prioritizing Investment Projects

Support for EU Accession

Latest updates and announcements

NIPS Project discussing Training Needs Assessment with Stakeholders

March 19, 2023

Albania’s water future takes shape: Key stakeholders meet for presentation of final DSIPs on Drinking Water and Urban Wastewater Treatment Directives

February 2, 2023

Final Working Group and Discussions on the Directive Specific Implementation Plan “Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive”

January 9, 2023

Final discussion of the Directive Specific Implementation Plan for Albania on the quality of water for people (DSIP – DWD)

January 9, 2023

Implications of the National Sludge Management Strategy in Albania of 2050

November 20, 2022

Implications of the National Sludge Management Strategy in Albania of 2050

November 20, 2022

Project Partners

Financing
Swedish International
Development Agency

Beneficiary
National Agency of Water
Supply, Sewerage and
Waste Infrastructure

The Project
Water Negotiations and Investment Planning Support (“NIPS” Project)

The Implementing Consortium
SETEC Engineering, Austria and SWECO, Germany

Project Office