{"id":9023,"date":"2025-06-05T14:00:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T12:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shukalb.al\/?p=9023"},"modified":"2025-06-05T14:00:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T12:00:40","slug":"9023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shukalb.al\/?p=9023&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Tirana Water Utility Company Organizes Advanced Training on Integrated Water Resource Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Tirana Water Utility Company Organizes Advanced Training on Integrated Water Resource Management<\/strong><\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8995\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8995\" style=\"width: 1439px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shukalb.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/UKT_E-Gjebrea_May25.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8995\" src=\"https:\/\/shukalb.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/UKT_E-Gjebrea_May25.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1439\" height=\"743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shukalb.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/UKT_E-Gjebrea_May25.jpg 1439w, https:\/\/shukalb.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/UKT_E-Gjebrea_May25-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shukalb.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/UKT_E-Gjebrea_May25-1024x529.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shukalb.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/UKT_E-Gjebrea_May25-768x397.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1439px) 100vw, 1439px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8995\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Evis Gejbrea, Deputy General Director, UKT (standing) and participants during the opening of the training event<br \/>\u00a0Photo Credit: UKT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>From May 26 to May 30, 2025, the Tirana Water Utility Company (UKT) organized one of the most advanced training programs on <strong>Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM),<\/strong> within the framework of the CrossWater+ project, supported by the IPA Interreg Italy-Albania-Montenegro Programme.<\/p>\n<p>The event gathered representatives from Tirana Water Utility (UKT), Acquedotto Pugliese SpA (Italy), Regionalni Vodovod Crnogorsko Primorje (Montenegro), Tirana Municipality, the World Bank, and SHUKALB.<\/p>\n<p>Over five days, Albanian professionals and international partners shared practical experiences and cutting-edge solutions to foster more integrated and sustainable water resource management. The program featured:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sessions on smart technologies and digitalization of water networks<\/li>\n<li>Sustainable water governance and policy discussions<\/li>\n<li>Technical site visits to the Durr\u00ebs Wastewater Treatment Plant, the Bovilla Water Treatment Plant and Dam, and UKT\u2019s advanced laboratories<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8999\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8999\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shukalb.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/L-Muskollari_UKT-May-25.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8999\" src=\"https:\/\/shukalb.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/L-Muskollari_UKT-May-25-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shukalb.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/L-Muskollari_UKT-May-25-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shukalb.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/L-Muskollari_UKT-May-25-1024x564.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shukalb.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/L-Muskollari_UKT-May-25-768x423.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shukalb.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/L-Muskollari_UKT-May-25.jpg 1437w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8999\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leonat Muskollari, Business Development Manager for Municipal Water \u2013 Albania, Veolia during his presentation on Water Leakage Solutions \u2013 Technologies &amp; Best Practices<br \/>Photo Credit: UKT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A highlight of the program was the series of presentations by Mr. Leonat Muskollari, Business Development Manager for Municipal Water \u2013 Albania at Veolia, who shared Veolia\u2019s cutting-edge approaches and international experience:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Water Leakage Solutions<\/strong> \u2013 Technologies &amp; Best Practices<\/li>\n<li><strong>Green Technology for Water Scarcity<\/strong> \u2013 Innovations &amp; Sustainability<\/li>\n<li><strong>Digital &amp; Smart Water Management<\/strong> \u2013 AI &amp; IoT Solutions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Participants showed strong interest in Veolia\u2019s solutions, particularly those applicable to the Albanian context. Special focus was placed on <strong>Hubgrade<\/strong>, Veolia\u2019s digital performance platform, recognized as a scalable, intelligent tool for improving operational efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>This training represents a significant step forward in modernizing Albania\u2019s water sector and advancing alignment with European standards.<\/p>\n<p>As SHUKALB, we are proud to have supported both of our members: <strong>Tirana Water Utility<\/strong>, as the organizer of this impactful event, and <strong>Veolia<\/strong>, as a key contributor of innovative and digital water management solutions. We are especially pleased to have facilitated the connection between the two, strengthening knowledge exchange and cooperation in our sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tirana Water Utility Company Organizes Advanced Training on Integrated Water Resource Management From May 26 to May 30, 2025, the Tirana Water Utility Company (UKT) organized one of the most<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[213],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newsletter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shukalb.al\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shukalb.al\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shukalb.al\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shukalb.al\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shukalb.al\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9023"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/shukalb.al\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9023\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shukalb.al\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shukalb.al\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shukalb.al\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}