Skopje Mayor Orce Gjorgjievski announced that construction is moving forward at an accelerated pace on the city’s landmark wastewater treatment plant, describing the project as Skopje’s largest environmental shield. The complex infrastructure venture represents the most significant environmental project in the country, encompassing roughly sixty individual facilities designed to transform how the capital manages its urban wastewater.
The project spent years facing administrative delays, unresolved urban planning frameworks, land expropriation hurdles, and overdue contractor payments. However, municipal authorities confirmed that development is now fully back on track and operating in line with the projected timeline. Nearly forty percent of all construction activities are already complete, marking a major milestone toward eliminating decades of untreated wastewater discharging directly into the Vardar River.
Municipal officials and leadership from the public water utility, Vodovod i Kanalizacija Skopje, outlined a clear roadmap for the facility’s completion and operational testing. Construction work is scheduled to finish during the first half of 2028, after which the plant will undergo a mandatory two-year trial operational phase set to conclude in early 2030. Once fully functional, the plant will establish higher environmental standards, safeguard public health, and provide long term protection for the Vardar River ecosystem.
