The construction work is complete, wastewater is being delivered via the upgraded sewer systems and treatment has begun. A new, central, fully biological wastewater treatment plant now receives and processes the sewage from the western Kosovan city of Peja. The contractual acceptance date was 1st February 2022 and the local water supplier has now taken over responsibility for operation and maintenance. Planning for the new plant with an initial treatment capacity of 81,000 population equivalents began in February 2018 and WWTP Peja is now one of the first of its kind being operated in Kosovo. The new facility will make a huge contribution to improvements in the quality and the sustainability of both precious local water resources and the living conditions of the Project area’s residents, as well as many of those living downstream. In addition to the treatment, an anaerobic-mesophilic digester stabilises the sewage sludge and CHP units (converting the gases produced to heat and electricity) satisfy much of the plant’s power demand. In the urban areas of Kosovo, sewage systems for wastewater collection are very often available but the country lacks municipal and industrial sewage treatment plants. This means the direct discharge of untreated waste to the environment is widespread, a problem now overcome in Peja. The extensive sewage collection and treatment measures implemented as part of this Project were financed by KfW, SECO, local funds from the municipality and the government of the Republic of Kosovo itself. The total costs for the design and construction of around 8 kilometres of new sewage collection and conveyance systems, stormwater overflows and the wastewater treatment plant amounted to around € 23 million. HIDRODINI engaged DAHLEM to provide the planning, tendering and procurement and construction supervision services for both the sewage treatment plant and the additional sewers.
February 2022
The construction work is complete, wastewater is being delivered via the upgraded sewer systems and treatment has begun. A new, central, fully biological wastewater treatment plant now receives and processes the sewage from the western Kosovan city of Peja. The contractual acceptance date was 1st February 2022 and the local water supplier has now taken over responsibility for operation and maintenance. Planning for the new plant with an initial treatment capacity of 81,000 population equivalents began in February 2018 and WWTP Peja is now one of the first of its kind being operated in Kosovo. The new facility will make a huge contribution to improvements in the quality and the sustainability of both precious local water resources and the living conditions of the Project area’s residents, as well as many of those living downstream. In addition to the treatment, an anaerobic-mesophilic digester stabilises the sewage sludge and CHP units (converting the gases produced to heat and electricity) satisfy much of the plant’s power demand. In the urban areas of Kosovo, sewage systems for wastewater collection are very often available but the country lacks municipal and industrial sewage treatment plants. This means the direct discharge of untreated waste to the environment is widespread, a problem now overcome in Peja. The extensive sewage collection and treatment measures implemented as part of this Project were financed by KfW, SECO, local funds from the municipality and the government of the Republic of Kosovo itself. The total costs for the design and construction of around 8 kilometres of new sewage collection and conveyance systems, stormwater overflows and the wastewater treatment plant amounted to around € 23 million. HIDRODINI engaged DAHLEM to provide the planning, tendering and procurement and construction supervision services for both the sewage treatment plant and the additional sewers.