Veolia and Suez Selected to Design and Operate the Drinking Water Treatment Plant in the Bangladeshi Capital, Dhaka
16 Mai 2018 - 9:44PM
Business Wire
Regulatory News:
The Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA), the
authority in charge of drinking water and wastewater management for
the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, has chosen Veolia (Paris:VIE),
together with Suez, for the design, build and operate contract for
the Gandharbpur drinking water treatment plant. This contract,
awarded following an international call for tenders, represents a
cumulative total of around €275 million. The project will be
conducted through a joint venture held equally by Veolia, through
its fully owned subsidiary Veolia Water Technologies, and Suez, the
consortium leader.
Dhaka is today facing dwindling supply from its aquifers, the
main source of drinking water for its population of 11 million.
Compounded by population growth and increasing urbanization, the
amount of drinking water required is expected to double by 2030 in
Dhaka while the level of the region’s aquifers continues to drop
each year. In response, the Bangladeshi government established the
Dhaka Water Supply Project, which aims to diversify water intakes
and in particular to augment the use of surface water.
The contract won by Veolia and Suez covers the design, build and
operation of a new drinking water treatment plant using a water
intake 22 km upstream on the Meghna River. Located in Dhaka’s
Gandharbpur district, this plant with a daily production capacity
of 500,000 m³ will supply approximately 4.3 million of the
capital’s residents with drinking water compliant with the World
Health Organization’s international standards.
The unique feature of this project is the construction of a
major facility in a region subject to flooding and earthquakes. The
entire facility has therefore been designed in particular to
withstand the risks related to the region’s frequent
earthquakes.
The design and complete construction of the facility – scheduled
to take four years – will be followed by a three-year operation and
maintenance phase. The two partners will ensure the gradual
transfer of expertise to WASA employees. The plant will be funded
by the Asian Development Bank, the AFD (French Development Agency),
the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Bangladeshi
government.
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