2008 - 2009 - Pinsent Masons Water Yearbook 2012 - 2013

CHINA
PART 2: COUNTRY ANALYSIS
In the Greater Beijing area, the total abstraction was 3,564million m³ pa in 1992, and is forecast to rise
to 5,140million m³ by 2020. Groundwater is heavily used for agriculture (1,447million m³ pa) and it is
estimated that groundwater over-abstraction is currently running at 2,000–2,700million m³ pa.
Because water is scarce across Northern China, there is little scope for increasing the use of the
Miyun and Guanting rivers, which flow in the region. The total water availability is currently at 400m³
per capita pa. Water demand was expected to outstrip supply by 70% during 1991-2000. As a
consequence, in November 1992, fees for water supply were fixed to usage, along with quotas for
water usage. The current emphasis is to boost water supplies via upgrading and expanding the
Number 9 Water Treatment Plant. The municipality is playing off various sources of funding for this
project. In addition, World Bank funding is being sought for upgrading the Gao Bei Dian Treatment
facility. The Beijing No 10 treatment plant, awarded to AWG, is to cost USD300million, covering 15%
of the city by the time it enters service.
In June 2001 a CNY22billion (USD2.6billion) plan was started to ease water shortages in the capital
city within five years. It involves 20 projects for water resource development, pollution protection, rain
and flood water utilisation, building of water-saving and ecological agricultural developments around
the reservoir areas and water quality monitoring. In total, Beijing anticipates spending USD12billion in
the run up to the 2008 Olympics to improve its environmental performance. This includes an increase
in sewage treatment from 45% in 2000 to 90% by 2007, with treatment capacity rising from 1.26million
tonnes per day to 2.62million tonnes per day through USD870million being spent on seven large
plants, and USD750million on 15 smaller facilities. Prior to the construction of four facilities in the past
few years, there was effectively no sewage treatment in the city.
PSP contracts noted
The list below is not comprehensive. As the edition went to press, 331 contracts had been noted in
China, plus one each in Hong Kong and Macao.
Private sector contracts awarded (Please see the relevant company entry for details)
Location Contract Company
Changtu 30 year O&M, water provision Sino French Holdings
Wanzhou 30 year O&M, water provision Sino French Holdings
Zhongstan 22 year O&M, water provision Sino French Holdings
Zhengzhou 30 year O&M, water provision Sino French Holdings
Baoding 20 year O&M, water provision Sino French Holdings
Lianjing 30 year O&M, water provision Sino French Holdings
Chongqing 30 year build & manage, water provision Sino French Holdings
Tianjin 35 year concession, water provision Sino French Holdings
Tanzhou 30 year O&M, water provision Sino French Holdings
Guangzhou 30 year O&M, water provision Sino French Holdings
Gaozhou 30 year O&M, water provision Sino French Holdings
Sanya 30 year O&M, water provision Sino French Holdings
Nanchang 28 year O&M, water provision Sino French Holdings
Shanghai Pudong, industrial water JV Sino French Holdings
Sanya 35 year concession, water provision Sino French Holdings
Qingdao 25 year BOT, water provision Sino French Holdings
Chongqing 25 year BOT, wastewater treatment Sino French Holdings
Shenyang 30 year O&M, water provision Shenyang Public Utility
11 cities 25 year BOT, sewage treatment Sound Group
4 cities 25 year BOT, water treatment China Water Company
Hexian 20 year j.v. operation AWI
Changli 30 year water and sewerage contract Earth Tech
Guangzhou 20 year DBFO, sewage treatment Earth Tech
Shanghai 50 year O&M, water services VE
Chengdu 18 year BOT, water provision VE
Tianjin 20 year ‘concession’, water provision VE/Marubeni
Zunyi 35 year concession, water treatment CGE Zunyi Water
Shanghai 20 year ‘concession’, water provision Shanghai Fengxian Saur Water
Beijing 23 year BOT, water treatment AWG
Tiazhou 18 year BOT, bulk water provision AWG
Harbin O&M, water treatment plant Bouygues
Foshan 25 year BOT, wastewater treatment Aquamundo
Chongqing 25 year BOT, wastewater treatment Aquamundo
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Pinsent Masons Water Yearbook 2008-2009