Abengoa wins two new water projects in Colombia

Spanish firm Abengoa has secured two new water and wastewater projects worth $29m in Colombia.

Under the first project, the company will develop a waste water treatment plant in the municipality of Madrid (Cundinamarca), while the second project is for the drinking water treatment and supply system for the city of Yopal (Casanare).

The Spanish company will design, supply, construct, assemble and commission both the facilities in the in the South American country.

While the Madrid I waste water treatment plant is expected to involve a cost of €8m, the latter is worth €21m.

Planned treatment capacity of the Madrid facility is 164 liters/second, and the Yopal-Casanare project is expected to supply 780 liters/second of drinking water in Yopal.

Abengoa is expected to complete the projects within ten months and two years respectively.

Construction of the waste water treatment plant in Madrid is a part of megaproject in Colombia which targets cleaning up of the Bogota River basin in order to restore the most polluted river in the country.

The projects will enable environment-friendly and sustainable treatment of waste water from the town of Madrid and will facilitate potable water supply for the city of Yopal.