ACCIONA Agua is awarded a drinking water treatment plant in Canada with an npv of 217 million Canadian dollars

ACCIONA has been awarded the design, construction, operation, rehabilitation and financing of a drinking water treatment plant and a water storage facility in Saint John, New Brunswickwith an NPV (Net Present Value) of 217 million Canadian dollars.

The project, which the company will carry out with Brookfield Financial & North American Contractors (NAC), involves the renewal of part of the water distribution system in the city (the largest city in the Province of New Brunswick and the oldest in the country) and consists of a drinking water plant with a capacity of 75 million liters per day and storage capacity of 33 million liters.

The contract also covers improvements to the existing water distribution, disinfection and pumping systems, including the replacement of 20 kilometers of piping and a further 10 kilometers of pipe rehabilitation.

The project is part of the Safe, Clean Drinking Water Project (SCDWP) that Saint John is carrying out to guarantee access to quality drinking water for homes and businesses in the area.

Canada is a strategic market for ACCIONA. The company has been involved with civil infrastructure and building projects across the country since 2001.  ACCIONA Infrastructure Canada (AIC), as part of the Peace River Hydro Partners (PRHP) joint venture, which also includes Petrowest Corporation and Samsung Canada Ltd, was recently named by BC Hydro as a preferential bidder for the completion of main the civil work for site C Clean Energy Project. This project, with an overall planned investment of 8.3 billion Canadian dollars, is currently one of the biggest infrastructure initiatives in progress in the country at present. Among its major concession projects are the Windsor Essex Parkway in Ontario and Fort St John Hospital in British Columbia. In energy, the company has installed 181 MW to date.