Report Type: Research Note
Brief research summaries of market development or company strategies.
Water PPPs Gain Acceptance, Financing in Canada
On 6 November 2015, the Saint John, New Brunswick City Council awarded a design-build-finance-operate-maintain (DBFOM) water system project with a 33-year term to Port City Water Partners (PCWP). The Council chose PPCWP among three consortia bidding on the project.
ERI Advances Water For Energy Strategy
Taiwan Industrials Drive Supply Diversification
California Water Update Shows Project Gains
Mato Grosso do Sul Explores Wastewater PPP
U.S. Power Profile Shift Sparks Water Opportunity
Aqualia Adds to Scaling MENA Wastewater Position
Veolia Capitalizes on Water-for-Fracking Shift
Acciona Presses On Despite ATLL Limbo
On 23 July 2015, the Catalan Parliament voted to delay the transfer of Barcelona’s bulk water supplier, Aigües Ter de Llobregat (ATLL) from current licensee Acciona Agua to a public water agency. The vote is the latest chapter in a three-year legal battle between Acciona, Agbar, and the Catalan government surrounding the validity of the tender process and the qualifications of the winning bid. This battle took a major turn in Agbar’s favor on 20 June when the Catalan Supreme Court annulled the ATLL award to Acciona on the grounds of an unequal selection process. The Catalan government lacks funds to compensate Acciona for the expropriation.