Aguas Guariroba plans $15 million investment
- From: Vol 2, Issue 4 (April 2001)
- Category: Brief
- Region: Americas
- Country: Brazil
- Related Companies: Aguas de Barcelona
CAMPO GRANDE city water company Aguas Guariroba, operated by Aguas de Barcelona (Agbar), is to invest R$32 million (US$15 million) in the next two years. Aguas Guariroba paid R$65 million (US$30 million) to take on the 30-year concession for the state capital of Mato Grosso do Sul in southern Brazil last October.
Water losses at the start of the contract were 45% through leaks and unauthorised connections. Under the terms of the concession, Aguas Guariroba must cut losses to 28% by 2010 and meet demand from 6000 new clients each year. At the end of the first 11 years, water supply must reach 98% of homes in Campo Grande. Only 22% of ...
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