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Veolia Environnement (Paris:VIE)
Latin America - Energy
This ESCO (energy service company) type initiative aims to
develop, install, finance, operate and maintain projects to improve
energy efficiency throughout the region. It is intended to be
rolled out in Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Peru and certain
Central American countries, among others. For the Veolia-EPM
alliance, the conservation of natural resources and regional
development based on a sustainable economic development approach
are of the utmost importance.
On Friday, Veolia and EPM signed a Memorandum of Understanding
for the development of energy efficiency services in Latin America.
This partnership comes under the France-Colombia Strategic
Committee launched in January 2015 by the two countries’
presidential authorities, and was signed in Medellín by Ramon
Rebuelta, Executive Vice President for Latin America at Veolia, and
Juan Esteban Calle Restrepo, Chief executive Officer of EPM and
Leader of the EPM Group.
The EPM Group is a group of Colombian companies based in
Medellín with operations in Colombia, Chile, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Mexico and Panama. Its activities notably encompass the
production, transmission and distribution of energy. It is the
leading public services company in Colombia, the second largest in
terms of its assets, and reported revenue of COP11.5 billion in
2014. The EPM Group provides services to 20 million people.
Energy efficiency helps offset the increase in global energy
demand while at the same time reducing the greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions that are contributing to average global warming. It also
improves the competitiveness of those companies that choose to
moderate their energy consumption without cutting back on their
business activity.
For Antoine Frérot, “This partnership is an opportunity to
develop energy services based on new and innovative solutions that
will deliver added value for the citizens, companies and industry
of Colombia and Latin America. With this alliance, which is broadly
based on its international experience in energy efficiency, Veolia
is reaffirming its position on the Latin American energy market, a
focus for strategic growth in this region. Reflecting our DNA, we
are committed to taking a front-seat role in the conservation and
renewal of available resources, while at the same time encouraging
sustainable growth for the wellbeing of local communities.”
Juan Esteban Calle Restrepo, Leader of the EPM Group, is equally
delighted with this decision, “This alliance has been forged in the
year in which EPM is celebrating its 60th anniversary, and will
enable us to be involved in the rollout of solutions to encourage
the competitiveness of our customers in Colombia and in all the
other countries where we are present, and to contribute to
consolidating sustainable and competitive regions. This initiative
above all underscores our belief that energy efficiency contributes
directly to protecting the environment, the wellbeing of
communities, and the competitiveness of industry and commerce
through innovative solutions serving communities.”
An alliance for the planet
The purpose of this Veolia-EPM alliance is to create a company
of the ESCO (energy service company) type that will be in a
position to provide solutions to develop, install, finance, operate
and maintain projects designed to improve energy efficiency.
This alliance will provide solutions that reduce the consumption
and improve the efficiency of its customers’ processes and
services. The first step will involve the performance of energy
audits at customers’ premises to identify the principal sources of
energy consumption and the least energy efficient operations, with
a view to recommending and implementing improvement solutions.
Under the agreement signed today, it is planned that the
Veolia-EPM alliance will work on developing low-energy solutions
for various types of customers: industry (oil & gas, mines, and
food & beverage), public (public lighting solutions),
hospitals, hotels, educational facilities, etc.
The agreement will initially concern public entities in Colombia
and Mexico, followed by Brazil and Chile, and then Peru and the
Central American countries.
For Veolia and EPM, this agreement will speed up growth in the
Latin American market’s energy efficiency segment. Under the
alliance, the two companies will contribute their respective
knowledge and experience of public services and of the regions
where they already operate.
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About Veolia
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.
About EPM
The EPM Group is a group of Colombian companies based in
Medellín with operations in Colombia, Chile, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Mexico and Panama. It brings together companies
specializing in water distribution and wastewater networks, gas,
solid waste management, the production, transmission and
distribution of energy, wastewater management and drinking water
produced from seawater. It is the leading public services company
in Colombia, the second largest in terms of its assets, and
reported revenue of COP11.5 billion in 2014. The Group provides
services to 20 million people.
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Group Media RelationsLaurent Obadia - Sandrine
GuendoulStéphane Galfré – Marie BouvetTel.: +33 (0)1 71 75 12
52sandrine.guendoul@veolia.comorVeolia Latin America Media
RelationsAude JoëlTel.: + 34 913
876 113aude.joel@veolia.comorNuria Asencio (Colombia)Tel.: +
573 164 737 915nasencio@crop.coorEPM media
relationsJuan José Garcia VillegasTel.: + 574 380 65 62 / 310
823 89 42juan.garcia.villegas@epm.com.co
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