Arbana Kola, IAM Project Manager, Elected as Member of the Management Committee of the IWA Strategic Asset Management Specialist Group

SHUKALB is proud to announce that Arbana Kola, Project Manager of the Integrated Asset Management Project, has been recently elected as the new Member of the Management Committee of the IWA Strategic Asset Management Specialist Group for the Period of November 2021 – November 2024.

The Strategic Asset Management Specialist Group (SAM SG) is a group for water professionals to work together and share knowledge in terms of infrastructural asset management of urban water services at the strategic, tactical and operational levels, aiming at achieving a balance between performance, risk and cost in the long term. Another important aspect is the engagement of the developing countries and young water professionals, and the promotion of the regional initiatives.

Arbana Kola has over 10 years of professional experience in the water sector in Albania, out of which for 8 years she has been working for SHUKALB, holding different key positions in SHUKALB’s activities and Projects, and contributing significantly to the impact of SHUKALB in the development of the water sector in Albania. Currently, since March 2019, Arbana is serving as Project Manager for the Integrated Asset Management (IAM) Project, which is being implemented by SHUKALB.

“Throughout all this time of implementing the IAM Project, I have seen asset management as a key component for the water utilities, and at the same time, a very challenging one. I strongly believe that it is essential for the water utilities to invest in building staff capacities and introducing state-of-art solutions. In this regard, through my role in the IAM project and as a member of the IWA Strategic Asset Management Specialist Group, it is my commitment to contribute to increasing the performance of water utilities and as a result the efficiency of the water sector in Albania.”

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