FCC Aqualia secures 2.4bn-euro deal on Egypt’s Abu Rawash treatment plant

FCC Aqualia secures 2.4bn-euro deal on Egypt’s Abu Rawash treatment plant
Updated 31 August 2015
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FCC Aqualia secures 2.4bn-euro deal on Egypt’s Abu Rawash treatment plant

FCC Aqualia secures 2.4bn-euro deal on Egypt’s Abu Rawash treatment plant

An FCC Aqualia-led consortium has been awarded the tender for the design, construction and operation of the Abu Rawash treatment plant located in Cairo, Egypt.
The plant, once fully operating, will treat 1.6 million cubic meters of water daily and will provide service to 5.5 million people, making it one of the largest treatment plants worldwide.
It is described as the largest contract awarded in the history of the water management subsidiary of the Citizen Services Group, considering that it will involve a business portfolio for the consortium worth 2.4 billion euros.
The Egyptian Urban Planning Ministry made an official announcement of the awarding of the contract to the FCC Aqualia-led consortium via its subsidiary Aqualia New Europe, a company which is partially owned by the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The winning consortium also comprises Orascom Construction Industries, Veolia and the local business ICAT.
This is the second large-scale project that FCC Aqualia has carried out in Egypt, after having been awarded in 2010 the design, construction and operation of the wastewater treatment plant in New Cairo for a period of 20 years.
Located in the capital of Egypt, it was the first contract that was awarded in the country for a collaborative public-private partnership (PPP).
FCC Aqualia, a company specialized in the design, construction and operation of all types of sanitation infrastructure, operates 320 wastewater treatment plants in four continents. It currently provides service to 1,100 towns in 22 countries, including Saudi Arabia.
FCC Aqualia is the water management company belonging to the Citizen Services Group. It is the leading Spanish company in its sector, the third private water company in Europe and the sixth worldwide, according to the latest ranking by the specialist publication Global Water Intelligence (GWI). Its client portfolio covers 23.5 million users.