“Apa-Canal Chisinau” needs urgently investments in order to renew or replace the old pipes and equipment. According to a communiqué from the company, most of the water pipes are over 23 years old at a time when they should be used for 20 years,Info-Prim Neo reports. Given the wear and tear degree of the pipes, “Apa-Canal Chisinau” has to replace about 10% of the pipes every year and the related works cost over 429 million lei. But the company’s own revenues total only about 110 million lei. The total length of the water pipes that need to be replaced this year is 190 km. If the pipes are replaced, the technological losses of water will be considerably reduced. In 2012 “Apa-Canal Chisinau” made direct investments of over 100 million lei. There were rehabilitated 90 km of water and sewer pipes. The water and sewer pipes in Chisinau are over 2,864 km long. About 1.5 million lei is needed to replace a kilometer of pipe.