2005 - 2006 - Pinsent Masons Water Yearbook 2012

FRANCE PART 3 (i): COMPANY ANALYSIS: MAJOR PLAYERS
between BWI (60%) and Aquamundo (40%). Sewage treatment will be upgraded to secondary
(biological) standards and water supplies will be improved from two to four hours daily to a 24 hour
supply.
2002 Elbasan 30 year Concession 100,000 water & wastewater
Berlinwasser (97.5 %) and Rodeco Consulting (Germany) (2.5 %) operates Elber Sh.p.k., a 30 year
concession for water supply and wastewater disposal in Elbasan, with 100,000 inhabitants. Water is
supplied for four hours a day and will be improved to a 24 hour service.
Hungary
1997 Hodmézövásarhely 25 year concession 50,000 sewerage
Zsigmondy Bela Rt. manages the concession agreement with the city of Hodmézövásarhely. A
wastewater treatment plant with a capacity of 30,000m³ per day has been upgraded to comply with the
UWWTD.
Azerbaijan
2001 Imisli 10 year Lease Contract 50,000 water
Waterworks Imisli JV Ltd, is a joint venture between BWI and the city of Imisli’s water company. The
city’s water treatment works were rehabilitated and expanded in 2003, with provision rising from two
hours a day to 15 along with a 57% tariff collection rate.
Namibia
2001 Windhoek 20 year operation 240,000 water & sewerage
Limited water resources and rising water demand encouraged the city of Windhoek to build a new
wastewater treatment plant using membrane technology, and to outsource the operation to a
consortium comprising Veolia Water, Berlinwasser and VA Tech Wabag (Austria). The Goreangab
plant is a first and unique example of recycling domestic sewerage water into potable water to face
water scarcity problems and entered service in 2002. The turnover of Wingoc is approximately €2
million pa, producing 21,000m³ of water per day, some 30% of the city's total water requirement. In
addition, BWI has an O&M contract for the city of Swakopmund’s sewage treatment works, which have
a capacity of 10,000m³ per day.
Other contracts directly held by VE
1995 Döbeln/Oschatz 20 year management 135,000 water and sewerage
Oewa (46% held by VE, a JV with Veba Kraftwerk Ruhr AG until 1998) gained a contract for
Döbeln/Oschatz in Saxony with a turnover of (DM17 million), serving 135,000 people.
1999 Grimma 25 year concession 85,000 water and sewerage
The concession covers 19 communes in Saxony, 85,000 being served with piped water and 45,000
with sewerage. The contract is worth €153 million over its life. Oewa Wasser und Abwasser GmbH
mainly operates in Saxony-Anhalt, holding 25 contracts, including 6 gained via the 1994 acquisition of
Awatech.
1999 Midewa Acquisition 400,000 water & sewerage
In December 1999, activities in Saxony Anhalt were boosted by the acquisition of Midewa, which has
a turnover of €56 million per annum. 400,000 are included for water services and 200,000 for
sewerage. VE also has a 25 year O&M contract for sewerage services in the Hanover area, with a
turnover of €15 million per annum.
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