The 2027 draft budget allocates ALL 75.4 billion to infrastructure and energy, equivalent to 2.5% of gross domestic product. Finance Minister Petrit Malaj presented the figures at the Conference of Chairpersons.

The funding will support transport, railway and port projects, as well as drinking water and sewage systems. Planned water infrastructure works cover Mat, Memaliaj, Saranda, Fier, Lezha, Shkodër and Velipoja. The programme also includes renovating existing water supply lines in Kukës and building a water reservoir in Tirana.

Transport investments include the new port of Durrës at Porto Romano and the Triport port. Railway projects include the Tirana–Durrës/Rinas, Vora–Hani i Hotit and Durrës–Rrogozhina lines.

Road projects include the Elbasan–Lekaj route, the Elbasan bypass, the Elbasan–Qafë Thana road, expansion of the Tirana–Durrës route, the Tirana–Ndroq–Plepa road and the Tirana bypass.

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