Construction works are being carried out on the territory of the former temporary landfill in the Ciocana sector of the capital. According to the information of the Chisinau City Hall and the municipal enterprise “Autosalubritate”, the reclamation works of the temporary landfill, where waste was stored between 2010 and 2017, are more than 70% of the total volume completed. Next is the completion of membrane laying, the installation of the gas collection network and the laying of the last layer of soil. The final stage of works will include landscaping of the territory.
The reclamation is carried out in accordance with the European Union standards and for the first time in Moldova. At the second site for the construction of a transshipment station with a waste sorting line, the excavation works have been completed and the teams have moved on to the first stages of concreting the main infrastructure. This started with the building that will house the repair shop and car wash for special vehicles and trucks. In parallel, work continues on the construction of the transshipment station itself. Overall, the works are about five months ahead of schedule.
The municipal project “Chisinau Solid Waste” is the largest investment in the modernization of waste management infrastructure in Moldova. Its cost at the current stage exceeds 12 million euros and the total project budget is about 26 million euros. Funding is provided by the Chisinau City Hall (€2.8 million), the EBRD (€9 million), the EIB through the Ministry of Finance (€9 million) and the Eastern European Partnership Energy Efficiency and Environment Fund E5P (€5 million grant).
The project is implemented by the international consortium JV WATT-GOL, consisting of companies from Greece and Turkey, under the supervision of the technical consulting company LIV Engineering. The estimated completion date is July 2026.
The authorities of Chisinau signed a financing agreement for the modernization of the waste management system in Chisinau in December 2020.
