With several years of work and experience in the water supply and sewerage sector in Albania, the Water Regulatory Authority has a successful cooperation with a large number of national and international partners. Close cooperation and exchange continues with a number of institutions and actors both within the sector and in other areas related to water-sewage services:
National Associates
- Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy (MIE)
- National Water Supply and Sewerage Agency (AKUK)
- Monitoring Unit (Benchmarking)
- Ministry of Tourism and Environment
- Ministry of Finance and Economy
- Ministry of Health and Social Protection (MSHMS)
- Public Health Institution (ISHP)Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MBZHR)
- Competition Authority
- European university of tirana
- Water and Sewerage Association of Albania (SHUKALB)
International Collaborators
- Regulatory Authority of Portugal (Entidade Reguladora dos Serviços de Águas e Resíduos), Portugali
- National Price and Energy Commission (Valstybinė Kainų ir Energetikos Kontrolės Komisija), Lituani
- State Water and Energy Regulatory Commission (ДЪРЖАВНА КОМИСИЯ ЗА ЕНЕРГИЙНО И ВОДНО РЕГУЛИРАНЕ), Bullgari
- Scottish Water Industry Commission (Water Industry Commission for Scotland)
- Regulatory Authority for Energy, Gas and Water (Autorità per l’energia elettrica il gas ed il sistema idrico) Itali
- Hungarian Authority for Energy and Water Services (Magyar Energetikai és Közmű-szabályozási Hivatal), Hungari
- Autoriteti Rregullator Grek për Energjinë, Mbetjet dhe Ujin (RAAEY)
Regional Associatesë
- Water Services Regulatory Authority (ARRU), Republika e Kosovës
- Shoqata e Ujësjellësve dhe Kanalizimit të Kosovës (SHUKOS), Kosovë
Komisioni Rregullator për Energjetikë dhe Shërbime të Ujit i Republikës së Maqedonisë së Veriu (PKE), Republika e Maqedonisë së Veriut
Agency for Energy and Water in Montenegro (REGAGEN), Mali i Zi
Support from foreign donors
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. Program for Reform in the Water Sector in Albania; Strengthening the Regulator in the Water Sector (support for capacity development 2009-2015)
- United Nations Development Program (UNDP). United Nations Joint Program on Economic Governance, Regulatory Reform and Pro-Poor Development (support for client protection activities)
- USAID
- World Bank
- OECD
- NARUC
- Danube Water Programme
Memberships
- Since 2009, we are members of the International Water Association (IWA).
- Since 2014, we are members of the European Network of Water Regulators (WAREG)