2005 - 2006 - Pinsent Masons Water Yearbook 2012

FRANCE PART 3 (i): COMPANY ANALYSIS: MAJOR PLAYERS
Indonesia
1997 West Jakarta 25 year concession 3.5 million water
West Jakarta has an estimated 4.5 million people in total. Suez owns 95% of the Jakarta
concession’s equity. The initial investment period was extended from 5 to 10 years in 2000, so as to
prevent price rises after a 24% tariff rise in 1999. 50% of residents are currently connected, it is
predicted this will rise to 100% by 2022, with 80% paying. Jakarta’s population is expected to rise
from 9.5 million to 12.5 million by 2020, with the West Zone population rising to 6.7 million.
1997 Medan 25 year BOT 2.5 million bulk water
US$85 million BOT for drinking water supply plant for Medan. It is 85% held by Suez. There are
currently 2.5 million people in the city. The water supply for Phase 1 will be 170,000m 3 per day by
2000, increasing to 260,000m 3 per day. Turnover will be US$2 billion over the contract’s life, or
US$80 million per annum. Medan’s population is expected to grow to 8 million+ by 2015 (currently,
the city has a population of 2.5 million). Suez has operated a water contract in the industrial zone of
Cilegon, Java since 1993.
Malaysia
1993 Johor-Barhu 20 year BOT contract 715,000 water supply
Johor-Barhu involves the lease of a water provision facility generating 0.63 million m³ of potable water
per day. Suez holds 25.5% of the holding company Equiventures Sdn. Bhd., which is expected to
seek a market listing in due course.
1995 Kota-Kinabalu 20 year BOT contract 500,000 water supply
In Kota Kinabalu (province of Sabah), a 20 year bulk supply concession for 0.24 million m³ of water
per day to 0.5million people was granted to Jetama Sdn. Bhd. 35% of which was held by Suez in
1995. After its privatisation in 1995, Sabah’s water systems were to be completely upgraded.
1989/95 Taiping, Perak 20 year BOT contract 350,000 water supply
In Perak, G.S.L. Water Sdn. Bht. (34.2% Suez) serves 0.35 million people via a 20 year BOT
contract signed in 1988 and started in 1989. The contract was extended when a 0.11 million m³ per
day water treatment plant was commissioned in 1995.
Australia
1993 Sydney 25 year BOO 3.5 million water treatment
1996 Noosa 25 year BOT 45,000 wastewater
Australian Water Services (AWS) is a JV between Suez and Lend Lease Pty formed by Suez in 1991.
The Sydney water provision BOT signed in 1993 saw the US$200 million facility enter service in
October 1996. AWS has now entered the 25 year operating concession phase, operating the facility’s
3,000 ml per day capacity. A BOT concession for Noosa, Queensland was gained in 1996. Water
revenues for Suez in Australia in 2004, was €30 million.
2005 Perth 25 year BOT 1,500,000 water
In April 2004, Perth’s Western Australia Water Corporation chose Degrémont and Multiplex
Engineering to design, build and operate Perth's first reverse osmosis desalination plant. The 25-year
contract 140,000 m 3 per day facility contract represents total revenues of over €385 million for
Degremont, €85 million in construction work and €300 million for operational work.
New Zealand
Activities in New Zealand are carried out under New Zealand Water Services, an affiliate of Australian
Water Services. Other projects include building the Auckland wastewater treatment plant, serving 1.2
million people from 2005.
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