A wastewater treatment plant will be built in Cahul, and the municipality’s sewage system will be expanded as well. Launched today, the work will be completed under two contracts with funding offered by the German Government.
The first contract, worth over 9.39 million euros, is for the construction of about 33 km of sewerage, four wastewater pumping stations and the rehabilitation of the Main Wastewater Pumping Station. This will enable connecting about 1,900 new households to the system.
The second contract, valued at 8.96 million euros, concerns the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant for the whole Cahul Municipality. Thanks to this, more than 32,000 residents in the city and the suburban villages of Roșu, Crihana Veche, and Cotihana will enjoy high-quality wastewater collection and treatment services, improving their standards of living, as well as environmental protection and sanitation aspects.
Mayor Nicolae Dandiș of Cahul emphasized that the goal of these projects is to provide high-standard water and sanitation services to the people and have a cleaner environment.
Lilia Dabija, Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development, noted that with the approval of the 2030 European Moldova Strategy, a separate pillar was identified for the improvement of infrastructure in order to build Europe here at home. It envisions better living conditions with sanitation systems, wastewater treatment systems, good and safe roads. Of 495 projects financed from the state budget, 153 are projects to improve water and sanitation infrastructure. 17 of them have already been completed, benefitting over 23,000 people in 17 communities.
Germany’s Ambassador to Moldova Margret Uebber stated said that with this project in Cahul her country wants to contribute in a very concrete way to improving people’s access to clean water. She believes that people must have access to a modern network and sewage system, with less risk to their lives and the environment. Germany pledged a total 33.5 million euros for this project. The ambassador added that her country supports Moldova in its European integration effort and will stand by the Moldovans to accompany them on this path.
Adam Grodzicki, Deputy Head of Cooperation at the EU Delegation in Moldova, believes that water management is a process that is part of the approach to European standards and norms. In his opinion, such projects bring Moldova closer to EU integration.
The project will modernize the Water-Canal Cahul distribution networks, in such a way that the water supply and sewage service will be raised to the level of European standards.
