2005 - 2006 - Pinsent Masons Water Yearbook 2012

ALBANIA PART 2: COUNTRY ANALYSIS
Freshwater
Annual availability (2003) 23.0km 3
Per capita 8,520m 3
Annual withdrawal (1994) 1.4km 3
Domestic (1987) 29%
Industrial (1987) 0%
Agriculture (1987) 71%
Amga and ACEA both hold 32% of Tirana Acque, an Italian consortium formed to take advantage of
bilateral agreements between Italy and Albania. Their long-term aim is to be involved in the
privatisation of the Greater Tirana Water Supply and Sewerage Enterprise. In 2001, they gained a
€10.5 million four year management contract for the city, serving 650,000 people.
Groundwater
Annual availability (2002) 6.2k 3
Per capita 2,248m 3
Annual withdrawal (1989) 0.6km 3
Domestic (1996) 42%
Industrial (1996) 37%
Agriculture (1996) 21%
Private sector contracts awarded (Please see the relevant company entry for details)
Location Contract Company
Four towns 5 year O&M, water & wastewater Berlinwasser/Aquamundo
Elbasan 30 year concession, water & wastewater Berlinwasser
Kavaja 4 year O&M, water & wastewater Aquamundo
Private sector company operations (Please see the relevant company entry for details)
Company Parent company (country)
Water
Population served
Sewerage Total
B’wasser/Aqua Amiantit (Saudi)/RWE (Germany) 100,000 100,000 100,000
Berlinwasser Veolia (France)/RWE (Germany) 450,000 450,000 450,000
Aquamundo Saudi Arabian Amiantit (Saudi Arabia) 77,000 25,000 77,000
Source:
UNECE (2002) Environmental Performance Review of Albania, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Geneva,
Switzerland
World Bank (2004) Albania: Urban and Rural Water and Sanitation Reforms. Paper at the Scaling Up Poverty Reduction
conference, Shanghai, China 25-27 th May 2005
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