As announced by the Minister of Rural Development Kostas Tsiaras, the Deputy Minister Dionysis Stamenitis and the Secretary General of Union Resources and Infrastructure Dimitris Papagiannidis, it was submitted, through ESIDIS, by the Association of Persons AKTOR CONCESSIONS S.A. - AVAX SA
It is the first PPP project in a series to be auctioned, and concerns the restoration and modernization of the irrigation networks of the TOEB Tauropos budget of 105,400,000 (plus VAT) in terms of net present value with parallel funding of 34,200,000€ from the Recovery Fund.
The Tauropos Irrigation Network Project concerns the study, financing, construction, operation and maintenance of the underground closed irrigation network, which will serve an area of 115,000 acres.
The duration of the Partnership Agreement is twenty-five years including the construction time of the Project.
In summary, the scope of the Partnership Agreement concerns the implementation of the following:
- of the central feeder, the primary and secondary irrigation network (distribution networks), with a total length of approximately 116 km,
- of the third network, with a total length of approximately 685 km, the necessary E/M facilities and equipment for the correct operation of the network and finally,
- of the interventions to improve / upgrade the water extraction projects including a suitable device for removing debris at the entrance to the network.
The 1st Section of the Project, which includes the implementation of the third networks that are developed in 12 of the 24 irrigation sectors and consist of 39 sub-networks out of the total of 81 sub-networks that cover the entire irrigated area of 115,000 hectares, after the necessary H /M facilities and equipment for their proper operation, will be delivered complete and operational in a period of 16 to 18 months, while the entire project will be completed in a period of 30 months from the signing of the Project contract.
With all the above interventions under the responsibility of the General Secretariat of Union Resources and Infrastructure, an improvement in the competitiveness of the agricultural sector and mitigation of the effects of climate change is achieved.
