The financing structure for the “Moldova – Sustainable Water Supply Project,” with a total cost of approximately 130 million euros, will change
The decision was approved by the Inter-Ministerial Committee for Strategic Planning, which met last week under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu. According to Vasile Șarban, State Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry, the project is proposed to be implemented in two phases. The first phase, costing €62.875 million, will be financed by a €49.8 million EBRD loan, a €7.2 million government contribution from the Growth Plan, a €4.8 million grant from the Neighborhood Investment Platform (NIP), an EBRD grant of €1.08 million, as well as tax and customs incentives from the state amounting to 287.6 million lei (approximately €14.29 million). The second phase is estimated at €67.1 million and involves an EBRD loan of €53.1 million, a government contribution from the Growth Plan of €7.5 million, an NIP grant of €5 million, an EBRD grant of €1.5 million, as well as tax and customs incentives totaling 305.6 million lei (approximately €15.19 million). However, the parameters of the second phase will be further reviewed and approved depending on the results of negotiations and the availability of funds from the Growth Plan. At the same time, the committee did not support the proposal to allocate 2.5 million lei for salary supplements to permanent employees of the National Agency for Land Reclamation involved in the project. The Ministry of Agriculture, together with the Ministry of Finance, has been tasked with ensuring the necessary procedures for implementing the decision are completed by the end of June. // 26.05.2026 – InfoMarket.
