Acapantzingo Wastewater Treatment Plant

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In 2009, the Colombian company Tecnologica Intercontinental (Ticsa) was awarded the 20-year contract to build and operate the wastewater treatment plant named PTAR Acapantzingo (Cuernavaca, state of Morelos). The treatment plant was set to have a capacity of 750 liters/second (64.8 m3/day), with a goal to treat 75% of the Apatlaco River (50% of the state population was served by this river). In November 2009, the sponsor established the special purpose company Ecosistema de Morelos S.A. de C.V. to lead the project. Detailed information on the project award process led by the state government was not available. The investment was estimated at US$ 15.7 million (Pesos 195.6 million), of which 70% was funded by the Federal government. Construction works commenced in and were concluded in March 2012. In May 2013, the Colombian company EPM acquired 80% of Ticsa's shares for US$ 113 million. The remaining 20% of the shares were held by the Mexican family Primelles.