With resources amounting to 11,250,000 euros supports the Ministry of the Interior, the Municipalities, the Municipal Water Supply and Sewerage Enterprises (DEWA) and the Water Supply and Sewerage Associations of the country, with the aim of immediate implementation of actions to deal with the water shortage.

In the Invitation, which was signed by the Minister of the Interior, Thodoris Livanios, in the context of the Sectoral Development Program of the Ministry of the Interior, entitled “Execution of tasks by the OTAs of the country to deal with the phenomenon of water scarcity II”, the Municipalities, Municipal Enterprises are invited

of Water Supply and Sewerage (DEWA) and the Water Supply and Sewerage Associations, to proceed with the submission of proposals, in order to be financed under Priority Axis 2.6 “Drinking water supply and water management”.

The objective of the invitation is the treatment of the phenomenon of water scarcity through improving the level of water management and infrastructure
drinking water supply.

In particular, with this call, the following actions are exclusively financed:

  • Drilling new or upgrading existing water wells
  • Desalinated water supply service through the rental of desalination systems

Each potential beneficiary has the right to submit only one (1) proposal up to the amount of 150,000 euros.

It is clarified that the Municipalities of the Regions of the Ionian Islands, South Aegean and North Aegean, which are excluded from this invitation, will be financed by a corresponding action of the Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy.