Overview

The project supports the implementation of national water sector reforms aimed at improving access to and quality of water and wastewater services in line with EU legislation.

Overall Objective

Improve access to an quality of water and wastewater services in line with the EU Acquis.

Specific Objectives
Reorganise municipal water services into cooperative clusters.
Gradually implement full-cost recovery and polluter-pays principles.
Strengthen operational performance of utilities in pilot areas.
Key Activities
Developing action plans for
sector reorganisation
Preparing clustering studies
and legal frameworks
Upgrading tariff methodologies
and benchmarking systems
Supporting utilities with
business planning and
performance improvement
Introducing digital tools for
data, asset and financial
management
Implementation
Period

The project is implemented over 30 months across the territory of North Macedonia.

Beneficiaries
Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning
Energy and Water Services Regulatory Commission
Municipalities and Public Utility Companies
ADKOM and local government stakeholders

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