Water Sector Performance Tender

WPIP aims for service improvement in the water supply and sewerage sector for up to 50 of Albanias urban population. It combines infrastructure investments with comprehensive corporate development support to water utilities strengthens the water sector framework and implements storm water reduction and integrity management measures.Objectives The overall objective of WPIP is to contribute to economic social environmental and territorial development as well as tourism attractiveness. WPIP is the largest investment programme in the water sector in the recent Albanian transition period of 30 years that has systemic impact and provides significant funding for investments. With reference to the preceding programmes see below WPIP will further increase comprehensive corporate development support to improve performance operation and maintenance of up to 10 out of 15 largest utilities. This is complemented with storm water reduction measures and integrity management measures. At national level it improves the institutional and regulatory framework. Beside the utilities up to 50 of Albanias urban population and the local economy approx. 19100 SMEs will benefit from improved services. In the municipality of Lezha around 30000 people and their assets will benefit from flood risk reduction measures.Medium-term outcomesOutcome 1 Enhanced sustainability of selected municipal utilities with improved planning operation and integrity management and climate resilience through 1 policy dialogue measures- 2 capacity building measures of national key stakeholders- 3 integrity management support to utilities- and 4 storm water reduction measures in Lezha.Outcome 2 Improved and affordable access of the population to safe drinking water sewer services and increased centralized treatment of collected waste water WPIP will provide approx. 100 million EUR for investments applying the proven performance-based approach With the objective to exhaust the potential for performance improvements before investments WPIP will set appropriate and mutually agreed performance milestones to the utilities as precondition for the realization of infrastructure investments.ResultsExpected results Policy Dialogue WPIP will identify areas of improvement at sector level that do not have clear solutions under existing laws and regulations and discuss appropriate solutions.Capacity Building WPIP will provide technical support to e.g. align sector policy with European standards and provide capacity building to national key institutions.Corporate Development WPIP will provide comprehensive support in the areas of operations finance and costumer relations to reach sustainable performance and cost recovery of utilities.Integrity Management The utilities will implement integrity measures and achieve measurable improvements towards good governance.Storm water reduction In Lezha a flood expert will assist the establishment of an emergenc