EU Financing in Environmental Sector during

2007-2013

April 2008

SOP Environment 2007-2013 - Evolution

Elaboration of SOP – started in 2005; Partnership at national, regional and local level – during the whole

process of SOP elaboration; Approval of SOP Environment – beginning of July 2007; First reunion of the Monitoring Committee – 21.09.2007; Approval of categories of eligible expenditures for all Priority Axes –

Common Order of the MESD and MEF; Approval of Framework Document for Implementation - Common

Order of the MESD and MEF; Elaboration of Guidelines for Applicants – Priority Axes 1 (water), 2

(waste) and 4 (Nature protection); Launching of the first call for proposals within Priority Axis 4 (protectia

naturii) – October 2007; Launching of the pre-selection process for Priority Axis 3 (district

heating) – November 2007

SOP Environment 2007-2013 – Institutional framework Managing Authority – Ministry of Environment and

Sustainable Development 8 Intermediate Bodies – at regional level, subordinated

to the MESD Beneficiaries – main role in the management and

implementation of projects approved within SOP ENvironment

Other authorities – ACIS, AA, MC, etc Allocated amount: 5.588 bill. Euro, out of which

4.512 bill. Euro –Community contribution and 1.076 bill. Euro – national contribution

SOP ENVIRONMENT – PRIORITY AXES

Global objective of SOP ENV– împrovement of living and environmental standards, focusing, mainly, on compliance with environmental acquis communautaire

Specific objective 1Improvement of quality

and accessto water and wastewater

infrastructure

Specific objective 2Development of

sustainable waste management system

Specific objective 3Reduction of negative

environmental impact caused by

urban heating plants

Priority Axis 1Extension and modernization of water and wastewater

systems

Priority Axis 2Development

of integrated waste management systems

and rehabilitation of historically

contaminated sites

Priority Axis 4 Implementation

of adequate management

systems for nature protection

Priority Axis 5Implementation

of adequate infrastructure for natural risk

prevention

Specific objective 4Protection

and improvement of biodiversity

and natural heritages

Specific objective 5 Reduction of the incidence

of natural disasters affecting the population

Priority Axis 3Reduction of pollution from urban

heating systems

Approx. Euro 2,776 million

(CF)

Approx. Euro 883 million

(ERDF)

Approx. Euro 229 million

(CF)

Approx. Euro 172 million

(ERDF)

Approx. Euro 270 million

(CF)

Priority Axis 6Technical Assistance

Approx. Euro 182 million (ERDF)

3,2661,167

458

214317173

Water/w aste w ater Waste management and historically polluted sites

Urban heating Biodiversity

Floods and coastal erosion Technical Assistance

Distribution of total financial contribution per Priority Axes (million Euro)

Water/waste water (Priority Axis I)

Indicative activities Construction/modernization of water sources intended for

drinking water abstraction ; Construction/rehabilitation of water treatment plants ; Extension/rehabilitation of water and sewerage networks ; Construction/upgrading of wastewater treatment plants ; Construction/rehabilitation of sludge treatment facilities ; Metering, laboratory equipment, leakage detection equipment,

etc; Technical assistance for project preparation, management and

publicity, etc .

Beneficiaries – water companies – Regional operators

Water sector – top priorityThe most demanding environmental sector 19 bil. Euro – total estimated investment costs for

compliance with EU Directives App. 8.6 Bil. euro needed by 2013, only 4 bil. Available

within SOP framework Optimisation of investment cost at macro level – a

must Regionalisation – part of the solution (economies of

scale)

Water sector – strategic approach

Global objective Improved access to water services of good quality, at accessible tariffs in

all urban agglomerations by 2015Circumstances Need to Comply with EU acquis within negotiated transition periods High level investment needs, but available EU funds – limited Reliable water companies only in some large municipalities; not the case

in small and medium agglomerations Water sector – not attractive for private business yetStrategy Development of regional projects - grouping of more agglomerations in

the same geographical area – aiming to optimize the investment and operational costs AoM, ROC – pre-requisite for EU financing

Building on previous experience (MUDP, ISPA, SAMTID) Reliable ROC – key

Regionalisation - actions

Regionalisation of water services - mainly driven by pre-accession programmes

1 Phare TA project - SAMTID for 11 counties 2 ISPA TA projects – FOPIP for other 25 counties

Project preparation in parallel with institutional building support for water companies (regionalisation)

Slightly different approach, but the same final objective

Waste management (Priority Axis II)

Indicative activities Acquisition and installation of selective collection systems ; Construction of sorting, recycling and composting facilities ; Acquisition of waste transport vehicles ; Construction of municipal waste disposal facilities; Recovery of gas from landfills ; Construction of adequate facilities for municipal hazardous

waste ; Closure of non-compliant landfills ; Land restoration and cleaning Technical assistance for project preparation, management and

publicity, etc.

Beneficiaries - municipalities, County Councils and associations of municipalities

Urban heating plants (Priority Axis III)

Indicative activities Rehabilitation of boilers and turbines ;

Introduction of BATs for SO2, NOx and dust reduction ;

Introduction of improved metering ; Rehabilitation of non-compliant slag and ash landfills ; Rehabilitation of heat distribution networks ; Technical assistance for project preparation, management

and publicity, etc.

Beneficiaries - local public authorities in selected municipalities

Nature protection (Priority Axis IV)

Indicative activities Assistance in the preparation of management plans ; Institutional capacity building within protected areas ; Construction and improvement of infrastructure of

protected areas; Monitoring systems for the Natura 2000 sites and

protected areas ; Preparation of information and publicity and awareness

raising materials ; Acquisition of high biodiversity value land .

Beneficiaries - administrators of protected areas, National Agency for Protected Areas and Biodiversity Conservation, EPAs

Floods and coastal erosion(Priority Axis V)

Indicative activities Infrastructure for flood prevention and reduction of

the destructive consequences of floods ; Development of hazard and flood risk prevention

maps ; Rehabilitation of Black Sea shore affected by

erosion ; Technical assistance for project preparation,

management and publicity, etc

Beneficiary - National Administration “Romanian Waters”

15 applications for major projects in water and waste management sectors (ISPA Measure no. 2003/RO/P/PA 013;

25 applications for major projects in water and waste management sectors (ISPA Measure no. 2005/RO/P/PA 001) – to be prepared in 2008;

10 applications in water sector (BIRD loan) – to be prepared during 2008-2009:

Project PipelineProject Pipeline

6 applications for major projects in water/waste water sector – already submitted to the EC for approval Total amount of investment:

Cluj-Salaj – 197 M Euro Giurgiu – 72 M Euro Calarasi – 100 M Euro Turda – Campia Turzii – 80 M Euro Tulcea – approx. 100 M Euro Sibiu – approx. 90 M Euro

Finalization of the investment – estimated for 2013 Other projects (Olt, Gorj, Teleorman ) – estimated to be

submitted in April-May 2008.

Project pipeline (2)Project pipeline (2)

13 applications for waste management, district heating and nature protection (PHARE CES 2005 project) – to be prepared in 2008; Waste management sector – beneficiaries: Arad, Dolj,

Mures, Neamt, Sibiu; District heating sector – beneficiaries: Timisoara, Iasi,

Bacau Preparation of other projects in the following sectors:

contaminated sites, district heating, nature protection and coastal erosion (PHARE CES 2006 project) – in 2009

Project pipelineProject pipeline (3) (3)

Project pipeline – water/waste water sector

Project pipeline – waste management sector

Support for the beneficiaries

Elaboration of Applicant Guidelines for Project

Evaluation and Selection for Priority Axis 1

(water), 2 (waste management) and 4 (nature

protection) ;

Technical Assistance for preparation of approx.

60 major projects in water and waste

management sectors, whose total amount of

investment is of about 3.5 bill. Euro:

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