
The government has approved the new list of projects where funds will be allocated for irrigation and drainage infrastructure, including the addition made to the budget for this purpose with the last normative act.
Referring to the decision published in the Official Gazette, the total value of the projects amounts to approximately 1.78 billion ALL from 935 million in the previous decision. While the funding for this year is 600 million ALL from the 340 million that was determined. The funds for 2025 and 2026 have also increased, respectively to 600 million and 581 million allek.
Specifically, if with the April decision the investments were distributed in 17 municipalities, now according to the most recent decision, 29 local government units in Albania will benefit from funds for investments in irrigation and drainage infrastructure.
Concretely, the municipalities of Fier will benefit for the rehabilitation of the Vjosë-Levan-Fier irrigation channel; Shkodër Municipality, financing for several main drainage channels; Municipality of Finiq, Cërrik, Korçë, Devoll, Lezë, Vlorë, Malësi e Madhe, Dimal, Klos, Konispol, Përmet, Divjakë, Lushnjë, Tropoja, as well as Elbasan. Also, investments will be made to increase the safety of the dam and improve the water collection capacity of the Kurjan reservoir in Roskovec, Himare Municipality for the rehabilitation of the Sasaj-Lukovë-Shën Vasil agricultural land irrigation canal; Librazhd, Pogradec, Përrenjas, Bulqiza, Kukës, Libohova, Delvinë, Poliçan and Memaliaj units.
Due to the rains during the autumn-winter season, our country is affected by flooding of agricultural lands, in certain areas, for which measures are being taken in order to reduce the consequences.
With the last normative act approved in August, the government added 400 million lek funds to the budget of the Ministry of Agriculture for the new and ongoing projects of this institution for the year 2024, also reflected for the years 2025-2026, which consist in the sector of irrigation and drainage.
In the first 4 months of the year, only 21% of the planned investments in this sector were realized.