Today, 8 December, North Regional Development Agency (RDA) and German Development Cooperation through GIZ signed the Financing Agreement on the development of tender documentation for construction works of selected projects in the field of water supply and sanitation and energy efficiency in the North Region. It will be implemented by North RDA with the support of GIZ in the frame of ‘Modernisation of Local Public Services in the Republic of Moldova’ (MLPS) project and financed by the European Union.

The total value of the Agreement is around EUR 886.000 provided by the European Union on the basis of the Grant Agreement signed between the Delegation of the European Union in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova and the German Development Cooperation through GIZ in Eschborn, Federal Republic of Germany.

The general objective is to increase the access of the citizens of the Republic of Moldova to improved water supply and sanitation services, as well as energy efficiency in public buildings.

The allocated funds will be used for contracting companies, which will develop technical documentation for the following investment projects:

In the field of Water Supply and Sanitation:

  • Improving water supply and sanitation in Edinet town
  • Improving water supply and wastewater services in Falesti town
  • Improvement of water and sewage services in Pascauti, Damascani, Proscureni, Galasani, Malaiesti and Hiliuti from Riscani Rayon
  • Improving water supply and wastewater services in the town of Drochia

In the field of Energy Efficiency in public buildings:

  • Increasing energy efficiency of ‘Iurie Boghiu’ Gymnasium from Flaminzeni village
  • Increasing energy efficiency of ‘Dimitrie Cantemir’ Lyceum from Balti municipality

The technical documentation developed for the above-mentioned projects will serve as basis for procurement of construction works, for which additional funding from EU is foreseen.

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The project ‘Modernization of Local Public Services in the Republic of Moldova’ (MLPS) is implemented by the German Development Cooperation through GIZ in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment and is financially supported by the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the European Union, the Swedish Government, the Romanian Government and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).