5 minutes agoZKA: Up to 55 per cent is losing water from public water pipelines, a major deficit in capital investments as well.
Periskopi(3 years ago)
(3 years ago)The National Audition Office released the performance auditing report “The impact of capital investments in reducing water loss and expanding water services to citizens from CRU” for the period 2019-2021. The audit has found that the process of planning, realisation and monitoring capital investments by Regional Water Enterprises and Regulatory Authority for [...]
The National Audition Office released the performance auditing report “The impact of capital investments in reducing water loss and expanding water services to citizens from CRU” for the period 2019-2021. The audit has found that the process of planning, realisation and monitoring capital investments by Regional Water Enterprises and Regulatory Authority for Water Services has not been well managed by influencing the targets intended to be achieved on time and properly, Periscope reports.
According to the ZKA, the planning of capital investments by the CRU has been followed by several shortcomings, such as the lack of an Asset Management Plan and the Long-term Investment Plan; lack of sustainable investment reasonableness; lack of priority of projects; as well as not harmonising the Regulatory Plan and Business Plan business.
The results of auditing show that water losses are obvious and result in financial losses. The problem of water loss for technical causes and illegal components, as well as unfated water value, remains a challenge. Although there was a slight reduction in water loss, the average water loss during 2021 was 55%.
According to the audience, failure to implement planned projects and fail to address water loss and restructuring of infrastructure has contributed to citizens' tariffs for capital investments being used properly. Critical issues remain inadequate monitoring of capital investments in Regional Water Enterprises, presenting risks in management and implementation of projects. At the same time, the expansion with water services and the treatment of polluted waters in KRU service areas continues to be followed with problems and poor performance, and for this, citizens in certain areas do not receive water services.
In terms of this audit, General Auditor Vlora Spanca estimated that concrete action should be taken by Regional Water Company and Regulatory Authority for Water Services to improve the process of planning, realisation and monitoring capital investments. Mrs. Spanca said that the lack of necessary planning and detailed reasoning has resulted in shortcomings in the prioritisation of investments in the water sector, and there have been delays and failures in implementing projects as well as inefficient exploitation of citizens' tariffs.
In order to improve the process of planning, realisation and monitoring capital investments, the National Audition Office has provided 16 recommendations -- from them 11 for Regional Water Enterprises -- four for the Regulatory Authority for Water Services, as well as a recommendation for the Ministry of Economy.
Full performance auditing report “include capital investments in reducing water loss and expanding water services to citizens from KRU to” found in this link:
