Bucaramanga studies Peru’s Chillon model
- From: Vol 1, Issue 10 (October 2000)
- Category: Brief
- Region: Americas
- Country: Colombia
- Related Companies: Acea, Castalia, Cosapi, Fisia Italimpianti and Ondeo
REPRESENTATIVES FROM Colombian water works company Compañia del Acuenducto Metropolitano de Bucaramanga visited Peru’s state-owned Sedepal last month to study the concession mechanism used for the $80 million Rio Chillon drinking water project.
Bucaramanga is considering a similar model to develop a $200 million system to increase water supply to the municipalities of Floridablanca, Giron and Piedecuesta. The project consists of developing new water sources, building a 30Mm3 reservoir with a 70m earth dam, a 22km-long tunnel network, a WTP and a 20MW hydroelectric plant.
The project aims to meet the drinking ...
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