2005 - 2006 - Pinsent Masons Water Yearbook 2012

SAUDI ARABIA PART 3 (ii): COMPANY ANALYSIS: LOCAL/REGIONAL PLAYERS
Romania
2003 Zetea DBOT 200,000 bulk water
Amiantit is leading a consortium, the Zetea water supply system management project, which is worth
US$50 million. It involves building a water intake from a lake, a water treatment plant, a 137km
pipeline, and connections to the distribution tanks. The system will supply potable water to 200,000
people. Project implementation started in the spring of 2004 and the water supply system is expected
to be completed by 2007. Amiantit already has ductile iron pipe manufacturing facilities in Romania,
where the company produces its own raw material.
OMC
Operation Management Company Ltd (OMC) provides Operation and Maintenance services of water
and wastewater treatment plants in the Kingdom of Thailand. OMC, through its subsidiary
Wastewater Operation Management Company (WOMC), has formed a joint venture with the Waste
Management Authority of Thailand (WMA) in order to operate and maintain wastewater treatment
plants.
AquaMundo
ABB Kraftswerkstechnik of Germany (ABB AG), GW Water Consultants (Bilfinger & Berger AG
(Germany) and MVV Energie AG (Germany), formed the Aquamundo JV in May 2000. AquaMundo
seeks to gain contracts in the planning, financing and operating of water and sewerage projects
worldwide. In April 2003, ABB and Bilfinger & Berger sold their stakes to Inframan. MVV sold its stake
to Inframan in January 2004.
Albania
2003 Four Albanian towns 5 year O&M 400,000 water & wastewater
A JV between Berlinwasser International (60%) and Aquamundo (40%), gained a five year €4 million
contract to take over management of water supply and wastewater disposal in the Albanian towns of
Durres, Fier, Lezhe and Saranda. The project is supported by €20 million in funding from the World
Bank. Sewage treatment will be upgraded to secondary (biological) standards and water supplies will
be improved from four hours daily to a 24 hour supply.
In 2002, Aquamundo gained a 4 year O&M contract for drinking water provision (77,000 people) and
wastewater disposal services (25,000 people) in the town of Kavaja. This project seeks to reduce
unaccounted for water from 40% to 15%, while raising billing from 60% to 95% and to improve access
to water from 4-6 hours to 24 hours a day.
Montenegro
2001 Montenegro 30 year concession Water and sewerage
In the former Republic of Yugoslavia, Aquamundo has gained a contract for the proposed
privatisation of water provision services in the state of Montenegro, with investments of €33 million
required during the first five years. The contract covers the coastal municipalities of Herzeg Novi,
Kotor, Tivat, Budva, Bar, Cetinje and most likely later Ulcinj Public Enterprise (PEW) for Water
ÒCrnogorsko Primorje Ó, BudvaMonteAqua, a public-private water company in which Aquamundo
has the largest shareholding, will manage the 30 year concession.
China
2002 Foshan 20 year concession Sewage treatment
The Aquamundo (45%) and Foshan Waterworks (55%) JV, is to develop and manage the 100,000m³
per day sewage treatment works for the city in Guangdong Province. €30.4 million in capital
317 Pinsent Masons Water Yearbook 2005 – 2006