Veolia Awarded USD 101-Million Contract to Contribute to Better Water Supply and Sanitation in Zambia
13 Novembre 2015 - 8:30AM
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Kafubu Water and Sewerage Company (KWSC) has entrusted Veolia
(Paris:VIE), through its subsidiaries Veolia Water Technologies and
Krüger A/S, to rehabilitate and expand its water and wastewater
infrastructures located in the Copperbelt in northern Zambia. The
USD 101.6 million contract aims at improving the water and
wastewater services in Ndola, Luanshya and Masaiti urban areas and
strengthening the capacity of KWSC to operate the facilities in an
efficient and sustainable way.
Situated north of the country, Ndola is the third largest city
in Zambia, the industrial and commercial center of the Copperbelt,
Zambia's copper-mining region, and the capital of Copperbelt
Province. It is also the commercial capital city of Zambia and has
one of the three international airports, others being Livingstone
and Lusaka. It is expected that by 2020, the inhabitants of the
three urban areas will increase from 600,000 to 900,000 people who
will benefit from the project through improved health conditions
and increased reliability of the water supply and sanitation
services.
The existing water and wastewater facilities are in a
progressive state of physical deterioration, with 67% of water
wasted through leakage in the distribution network and sewer
overflows which flood streets and roads, resulting in serious
damage to property as well as health.
The rehabilitation program comprises approximately 147 km of
distribution networks for drinking water, as well as 21 groundwater
wells, 6 raw water intake installations for surface water, 6
waterworks, and 18 pumping stations. Furthermore, the 9 wastewater
treatment plants will be renovated and approximately 30 km of sewer
networks will be upgraded. The project will be conducted over 30
months and is expected to be completed by September 2017.
“We are delighted to be working with Veolia on a project so
important for the sustainable future of our region. We trust that
their experience on both a regional and international level will
contribute to the success of the project”, said Athanasius K.
Mwaba, Managing Director of KWSC.
Jean-François Nogrette, Chief Executive Officer of Veolia Water
Technologies, said: “We are very pleased to have been chosen by
Kafubu Water and Sewerage Company to help it provide for a better
access to essential services. For 160 years, Veolia has been
committed to ensuring that everyone has a sustainable and
qualitative access to basic water and cleanliness, as well as to
preserving resources. We are looking forward to our expertise and
solutions supporting the Ndola, Luanshya and Masaiti communities’
wellbeing.”
The project was made possible thanks to a loan granted by the
Danish Government through its international development agency
Danida Business Finance. It will be executed by a consortium of
Veolia subsidiaries, Krüger from Denmark and Veolia Water
Technologies in South Africa.
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Veolia group is the global leader in optimized resource
management. With over 179,000 employees* worldwide, the Group
designs and provides water, waste and energy management solutions
that contribute to the sustainable development of communities and
industries. Through its three complementary business activities,
Veolia helps to develop access to resources, preserve available
resources, and to replenish them.
In 2014, the Veolia group supplied 96 million people with
drinking water and 60 million people with wastewater service,
produced 52 million megawatt hours of energy and converted 31
million metric tons of waste into new materials and energy. Veolia
Environnement (listed on Paris Euronext: VIE) recorded consolidated
revenue of €24.4 billion* in 2014. www.veolia.com
(*) 2014 pro-forma figures, including Dalkia International
(100%) and excluding Dalkia France.
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