A case study of the delays of dam and channels construction in Albania

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to discuss and understand the delays during the construction of dam, and Canal projects. Delays in any infrastructure project leads to significant economic and political implications. While the immediate effect is that the public needs to wait for the benefits being delivered by the project, it also leads to many other secondary effects on the economy. Various reasons for these improvement delays, one of the most prominent being issues with land acquisition, followed by under staffing, delays on the part of CWC etc. This research concentrates on the delays in post approval processes related to construction of dam and canals, and this materials are based on the project ‘’Ternova Hydropower’’, a project of ’Dardania Ndertim’’ and ‘’Alba American Construction Services’’ companies that are collaborating with each other. The method being adopted in this study is to make a list of best practices in the industry which helps in reducing the time delays in project execution, and then to check the existence of such practices during the project execution at Albania. Also, the project document available at site has been evaluated to study the issues faced during the project execution stage.