The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (“EBRD”) has approved a sovereign loan for the Republic of Albania, to finance a railway infrastructure improvement program for the benefit of Albanian Railways Sh.a. (Albanian Railway – “HSH”)
The loan will finance the following components (the “Project”):
- Component A: rehabilitation of the existing railway line Durrës-Tirana Public Transport Terminal (PTT) (length 34.2 km); AND
- Component B: construction of a new railway line from Tirana PTT to Tirana International Airport (length 4.7 km).
The objective of the project is to revitalize the railway infrastructure in Albania and increase rail transport by improving the railway infrastructure and operation and ensuring safety and interoperability.
Albanian Railways (HSH) has prepared this Land Acquisition and Livelihood Restoration Plan (“LALRP”), in order to address the possible impacts of land acquisition for the Project (expropriations), in accordance with:
- Laws and regulations in force in Albania,
- EBRD Social and Environmental Policies 2019, especially Performance Requirement (PR) 5: Land Acquisition, Involuntary Displacement and Economic Displacement.
- LALRP provides more precise details on Project Affected Persons (PAPs), eligibility criteria and procedures to be applied to the Project in accordance with PR5 ESP EBRD. Specifies the procedures to be followed by the State Expropriation Agency and the actions it will take to properly resettle and compensate affected people and communities.
