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Project for the construction of municipal (sewer) infrastructure and infrastructure for municipal solid waste disposal in the Republic of Serbia – “Clean Serbia (Čista Srbija)”

Project carrier: 

Government of the Republic of Serbia, Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure

Project title: 

Project for the construction of municipal (sewer) infrastructure and infrastructure for municipal solid waste disposal in the Republic of Serbia – “Clean Serbia (Čista Srbija)”

Јавни наручилац: 

Government of the Republic of Serbia, Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure

Главни уговарач: 

China Road and Bridge Corporation Ltd – CRBC

Investor: 

Local Self-Government Units

Financier: 

Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure

Contractor: 

China Road and Bridge Corporation Ltd – CRBC

Supervision: 

EPTISA – Phase 1 Local self-government units – Phase 2

The significance of the project: 

The “Clean Serbia(Čista Srbija)” project aims to improve the communal infrastructure in the Republic of Serbia and to address a long-standing problem in this area, as well as to bring the Republic of Serbia closer to European standards regarding wastewater drainage and treatment. 

Investment value: 

2,801,052,242 euros excluding VAT

Start of the project: 

05.08.2021.

Source of finance: 

Loan from the Chinese bank and the budget of the Republic of Serbia

Project description: 

The Commercial Agreement stipulates that the project includes the construction of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), the construction of sewage networks, and pumping stations in 73 cities/municipalities/entities, covering 93 locations in the Republic of Serbia. This includes 159 WWTPs with a total capacity of 2,291,300 PE (population equivalent) and 5,228,469.06 meters of sewage network pipes. The project is divided into 2 sections:  Currently, works are being carried out in two phases.Phase One: In the first phase, works are being carried out at 16 locations. Projects financed from the budget are: Novi Sad, Novi Bečej, Kragujevac, Kučevo, Knić, and projects financed by loans are: Lazarevac, Obrenovac, Veliki Crljeni, Svrljig, Banja Vrujci, Vranje, Lajkovac, Varvarin, Krupanj, Kladovo, and Mionica. To date, 84.8% of the sewer network has been constructed at these 16 locations in the first phase, and works are underway on the construction of six wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in Svrljig, Obrež, Toponica, Gruža, Podvrška, and Bogovađa. Government of the Republic of Serbia in March 2025 adopts the Government Conclusion approving Annexes 2 of the relevant annexes for Kragujevac, Knić, Lazarevac, Veliki Crljeni, and Vranje, which, for better project functionality, modify certain sections in the same scope. Phase 2: In the second phase, works are being carried out at 9 locations. These include the following LSUs: Novi Sad – second phase, Subotica, Inđija, Ada, Doljevac, Lelić (Valjevo), Kušiljevo (Svilajnac), Bezdan (Sombor), Ćićevac.  On May 12, 2023, the Relevant Annexes for the locations in the second phase of the project were signed (except for Novi Sad, which was signed on July 19, 2023). On July 31, 2024, the loan for the Second Phase was ratified in the National Assembly. To date, 42.9% of the sewer network has been constructed at these 9 locations in the second phase. The second phase is financed 15% from the budget of the Republic of Serbia and 85% from a loan.