Chongqing Wastewater Treatment Plant

Active

Prospective

In September 2006, SUEZ signed a 30-year concession with the Chongqing City government to manage and operate a municipal wastewater treatment plant. The plant was expected to process 300,000 cubic meters of waste water daily. Sino-French Water Development was the joint venture company setup by French water utility SUEZ and New World Infrastructure of Hong Kong. Sino-French and the public utility Chongqing Water Company formed a project company in April 2006 for this project; its name was not released. The project company was owned 25% by SUEZ through Sino-French, 25% by New World Infrastructure through Sino-French and 50% by the Chongqing Water Company. Sino-French's investment value was RMB 300 million (US$ 37.64 million). This was the second project awarded to Sino-French in Chongqing in the past five years - Sino-French was previously awarded a 50-year concession in 2002 to provide potable water to Chongqing. This was also the first of two projects awarded by the Chongqing government this year in the water sector: in November 2006, China Water Affairs Group was awarded a 50-year concession for potable water distribution. The project was operational as of February 2007.

Water and sewerage

World Bank Group

Project

Water Supply and Storage, Waste Processing and Treatment, Power Transmission, Government, Power Generation (CCGT), Commercial