"Chișinău Solid Waste” Project

In December 2020, the Chisinau Municipality signed an agreement to finance the modernization of the waste management system in Chisinau.

The signing of the financing agreement was an important step in the implementation of the "Chisinau Solid Waste" Project, for which the municipality negotiated with development partners to secure the necessary financial resources.

The general financing plan of the project includes the following funding sources:

• EBRD: €9 million loan and €850,000 grant;
• EIB: €9 million non-reimbursable loan;
• E5P: €5 million grant;
• Chisinau Municipality: €2.8 million contribution.

The funds from loans and grants are used for the following activities:

• Purchasing vehicles for waste collection and transportation;
• Purchasing containers;
• Construction of a new transfer station with a waste sorting line;
• Closure and recultivation of the temporary landfill in the Ciocana district of the capital.

The project is proceeding according to the implementation plan:

• In the first half of 2023, the entire batch of 3,000 new 1.1 m³ containers was delivered;
• The 44 modern vehicles began to be delivered in the summer of 2023, with the entire batch being received in January 2024.

Currently, the second phase of the project is underway, which includes:

• Closure and recultivation of the temporary landfill in the Ciocana district of the capital (LOT I);
• Construction of a new transfer station with a waste sorting line (LOT II).

In August 2023, contracts were signed for the supervision of the recultivation and closure works of the temporary landfill in the Ciocana district, as well as for the construction of the new transfer station with a municipal waste sorting line. Additionally, the contract was signed with the winner of the tender held on ECEPP, the electronic procurement platform of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), for (LOT 1) the execution of the recultivation and closure works of the temporary landfill in the Ciocana district.

The total funding for the "Chisinau Solid Waste" project is €26.65 million.