Greek government unveils a pipeline of 34 wastewater management projects
Greek government unveils a pipeline of 34 wastewater management projects

Greek government unveils a pipeline of 34 wastewater management projects

The projects are funded by the Recovery and Resilience Fund.
RE+D magazine
23.01.2023

The government is deploying with the financing of 34 projects with a total budget of more than €160 million that are part of the action "Treatment and purification of urban wastewater, environmentally sensitive settlements and modernization of facilities in selected cities" of the Recovery and Resilience Fund.

Those were announced on Twitter by the government representative, Yannis Oikonomou. The projects were approved by decision of the Minister of Environment and Energy Kostas Skrekas.

It is noted that the first sub-category includes 15 projects for the upgrading, expansion and modernization of sewage treatment facilities and the reuse of treated water, while the second sub-category includes 19 projects for the implementation of sludge management infrastructure (sewage sludge) from sludge treatment facilities. In fact, in the next period, new projects are expected to be included in the subcategory for sewer network infrastructure projects and wastewater treatment facilities (E.E.K.).