€9.25M Kineta water supply network project goes to tender

The project, with a budget of €9.25 million plus VAT, is financed by the Region of Attica through the European Regional Development Fund and the Public Investment Programme, under the Regional Programme “Attica 2021-2027”. The contracting authority is EYDAP.

The deadline for the submission of bids is 3 August 2026, while the construction period is estimated at 24 months from the signing of the contract.

Upon completion, the new network is expected to provide a permanent solution to the long-standing water supply issues in Kineta, ensuring access to safe drinking water for approximately 5,120 households and more than 21,000 permanent residents, as well as for the thousands of visitors to the area during the summer season.

The works include the expansion, upgrading and replacement of the internal water supply network, with interventions covering a total length of 58 kilometres in the designated urban areas of Kineta, south of the Olympia Odos motorway.

Hardalias: A solution to a decades-old problem

The Regional Governor of Attica, Nikos Hardalias, described the tendering of the project as another commitment of the Regional Authority being put into action, noting that the goal is for more than 5,100 households in the area to gain access to drinking water by 2028.

He stated that the project will provide a definitive solution to a problem that has persisted for decades, emphasising that access to clean drinking water is a fundamental social good rather than merely a technical infrastructure project.

€28 million public investment

The internal water supply network forms part of a broader plan for the complete water supply of Kineta, with total public investment in the area now reaching approximately €28 million plus VAT.

The first phase of the project, with a budget of €4.2 million, is already underway and includes the construction of a 15-kilometre EYDAP water transfer pipeline from Megara to Kineta, as well as a new central reservoir with a capacity of 3,000 cubic metres. At the same time, a project to strengthen EYDAP’s central water supply network in Western Attica is being implemented through the construction of a new feeder pipeline, with a budget of €14.65 million plus VAT.

In addition, the study for extending the network to approximately 2,500 additional households located outside the urban planning zone has been completed, with the aim of increasing total coverage in Kineta to more than 7,600 households. Funding approval and tendering for this project are expected in the coming autumn.