Water Supply and Waste Water Treatment in Medium-Sized Municipalities in VI

Project Financing

WBIF Grant WB18-SRB-ENV-01 € 2,400,000 Donor External Grant External grant € 45,000,000 German Government External Grant External grant € 1,000,000 German Governement External Grant External grant € 2,000,000 German Government External Grant External grant € 2,500,000 German Government External Grant € 5,452,510 KFW Loan € 70,000,000 German Government Other Sources € 12,540,491 Total € 140,893,001 Total Grants € 2,400,000 Total Loans € 70,000,000

Project Description

The Project 'Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment in Medium-Sized Municipalities in Serbia VI' is set up as a programme focusing on the improvement of the quality of receiving water courses in Serbia and the enhancement of living conditions of the population in selected medium-sized Serbian municipalities/towns (over 30,000 inhabitants). The programme entails investments in wastewater infrastructure (wastewater treatment plants, sewerage network and collectors) in selected Serbian municipalities. The municipalities were selected in a transparent competitive procedure. Currently, the following municipalities are foreseen for the programme: , , , Pozarevac, Vrsac, Trstenik, and Pancevo. The location of the municipalities can be verified in the below map. All municipalities are located close to rivers joining the .

The programme entails the construction of new wastewater treatment plants (in Pirot, Trstenik, Pozarevac, Pancevo, Smederevo) and the rehabilitation/ extension to EU standards of existing wastewater treatment plants (in Jagodina, Vrsac, Kikinda). In addition, investments in the network foresee rehabilitation/ replacement of collectors, construction/ extension of wastewater transmission mains, and new sewage systems.

Results and Benefits

length of new or rehabilitated sewer pipes installed of 83 km achieving a wastewater treatment capacity of 430,000 pe reliable drinking water supply and wastewater services contribute to increasing the attractiveness of the respective municipalities for investors and tourists

Countries: Serbia Code: PRJ-SRB-ENV-007 Sector: Environment Monitor IFI: KFW Status: Implementation Beneficiary: