2005 - 2006 - Pinsent Masons Water Yearbook 2012

GERMANY PART 3 (i): COMPANY ANALYSIS: MAJOR PLAYERS
Wales
2001 Wales 5 + 7 years, customer Services 1.3 million households
Thames Water was awarded a £68 million contract in 2001 to manage customer services including
billing and revenue collection, debt management, customer contact management and meter reading,
for Dwr Cymru Welsh Water until 2005. This contract was the first of its kind in the UK water industry
and has proved to be very successful delivering substantial savings and improved performance in all
areas. The contract serves 1.3 million connected properties, representing a population of over 3
million. In 2005 it was renewed for up to 7 years.
Germany
RWE Energy AG with its six regional operating companies is responsible not only for the electricity
and gas but also for the German water business within the RWE Group.
In Germany, the regional companies of RWE Energy AG supply a population of about 8 million with
drinking water (excluding Berlin) through holdings in municipal utilities and exclusive
water/wastewater companies. Berlinwasser in Berlin supplies another 3.5 million people with drinking
water; hence RWE supplies a total population of about 11.5 million with water in Germany. In the
wastewater sector, RWE manages the sewage of about 5.6 million people in Germany.
In most cases, so-called municipal utilities or multi-utility companies provide the water supply in
Germany. The following are RWE's largest municipal utility holdings with water activities:
RheinEnergie AG (Cologne), Dortmunder Energie- und Wasserversorgung (Dortmund), Essen
municipal utility (Essen), Duisburg municipal utility (Duisburg) etc.
Major RWE holdings of exclusive water/wastewater companies are Berliner Wasserbetriebe, RWW
Rheinisch Westfälische Wasserwerksgesellschaft (Mülheim on Ruhr), Wasser & Abwasser Holzland
(Hermsdorf), Stadtentwässerung Schwerte and Wasser- und Abwasser Elsterwerda.
Berlinwasser Group
Y/E 31/12 (€million) 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Turnover 1,116 1,101 1,112 1,078 1,100
Capital spending 367 447 250 275 298
Berliner Wasserbetriebe (BWB) dates back to 1856, including 45 years in a divided Berlin. In 1999,
after the partial privatisation of BWB, Berlinwasser Holding AG was formed and took control of BWB.
The consortium (Veolia 50% and RWE 50%) acquired 49.9% of BWB for €1.69 billion, with the
majority 50.1% stake being held by the City of Berlin.
1999 Berlin 30 year concession 3.9 million water and sewerage customers
BWB serves 3.4 million people in Berlin, operating nine water treatment works and six sewage
treatment works. In addition water is provided to 90,000 people and wastewater treatment to 0.5
million in Brandenburg via 10 water and 24 wastewater contracts with a total of 113 local authorities.
In 2004, 209 million m³ of drinking water was provided, along with 232 million m³ of wastewater from
Berlin and the surrounding area.
Hungary
1997 Budapest 25 year O&M 2 million water distribution
Suez and RWE Aqua control all the shares of the management company and 25% of the equity of the
asset management company. The management company formed by Suez (51%) and RWE Aqua
(49%) will take a 25% stake in Fövarosi Vizmuvek for US$82 million. RWE holds 13% of the asset
company. FV has a US$80 million turnover and employs 1,500 staff. The contract is a 25 year O&M
distributing water to 1.5 million customers in the capital of Hungary.
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