The European Investment Bank (EIB) said Nov. 6 it is providing €95.5 million to upgrade Nyíregyháza’s drinking-water, wastewater and stormwater systems, expanding capacity as population growth and new industrial clients add to demand.
The announced work covers expanded or upgraded networks, along with new or modernized water-treatment and wastewater facilities. The city’s 2024–2028 investment plan also includes water-abstraction and treatment infrastructure, wastewater collection and treatment, and a wastewater-reuse plant. The project’s environmental and social data sheet says the reuse plant is intended exclusively for industrial customers and that stormwater facilities are planned to increase retention capacity.
The EIB’s project record says the program is intended to meet additional demand from new industrial clients and population growth in Nyíregyháza and surrounding settlements. The municipality is the project promoter. Nyírségvíz, the municipal water utility serving the city and nearby settlements, is expected to operate the assets. The bank identifies households, public services and industrial developments as intended beneficiaries.
An earlier EIB project record, published July 18, 2025, lists the operation as approved on July 9, 2025. It gives approximate proposed EIB financing of HUF 69 billion (€172 million) and an estimated total project cost of HUF 139.29 billion (€348 million). The bank’s Nov. 6 announcement does not explain how the new €95.5 million figure relates to the earlier proposed amount.
EIB Vice-President Marko Primorac said recent droughts in Hungary underscore the need for resilient water systems. András Kármán, Hungary’s minister of finance, said, “Reliable water infrastructure is essential for households and for the industrial development that supports jobs and growth.” The EIB expects construction to generate economic activity, jobs and local value, but gave no estimates.
