Government to finance development of general urban plans for 293 settlements of Moldova

As many as 293 localities of Moldova will benefit from the development, updating or modernization of their general urban plans. Local development projects in this regard were today were included by the government in the Single Programming Document for the 2025–2027 years.

The development of general urban plans will contribute to the sustainable development of settlements, to better spatial organization of social infrastructure, as well as to enhanced public access to public services.

In addition, the preparation of general urban plans for localities has become a prerequisite for accessing state budget funding for the implementation of other infrastructure projects, such as water supply and sewerage systems and networks, public street lighting networks, local roads, public buildings, parks and sports areas.

The total value of the 293 included projects exceeds 210 million lei, of which about 208 million lei is allocated from the National Fund for Regional and Local Development, while more than 2.3 million lei represent the contribution of local authorities.

The Single Programming Document supports the implementation of the National Regional Development Strategy for 2022–2028. It includes priority regional and local development projects selected through calls for proposals organized by the   Infrastructure and Regional Development Ministry. The current Single Programming Document covers the period 2025–2027 and lists 627 regional development projects, 1,478 local development projects and 32 projects for capital repair/rehabilitation works of social and cultural buildings.