SA Water inks new alliance contract with SUEZ Group

South Australian Government-owned SA Water has entered into a new alliance contract with French utility-based company SUEZ.

The contract worth €170m is for a period of over five years and envisages the production and treatment of water as well as wastewater services to Adelaide metropolitan city in Australia.

It will see SUEZ operate five drinking water and five wastewater treatment plants to meet the requirements of around one million people, starting July next year.

SUEZ said that its approach will include a local industry participation plan with steps to ‘transform the contract into tangible economic and socio-economic benefits for the community’.

As part of this plan, the company intends to roll out a business improvement programme to accomplish sustainable savings.

This programme will be supported by the implementation of solutions developed by SUEZ, including its AQUADVANCED suite.

AQUADVANCED suite is said to be a digital tool developed to secure drinking water and enhance the overall performance of production systems and distribution networks.

SUEZ Group APAC/ AMECA Regions & Industrial Key Accounts senior executive vice-president Ana Giros said: “Through SUEZ’s expertise and knowledge in the water and wastewater sector, we will be supporting SA Water in its commitment to deliver high-standards water and wastewater services.

“The contract’s renewal with SA Water further demonstrates the Group’s long-term partnership strategy with the country’s authorities and falls in line with the Group’s strategic plan ‘Shaping SUEZ 2030’, strengthening our position internationally.”

In August this year, the Region of Waterloo in Canada selected ZeeLung technology from SUEZ to equip the Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactor (MABR) system at the Hespeler Wastewater Treatment Plant in Ontario.

Last year, the company won a contract worth €145m to build and operate a wastewater treatment plant in New Delhi, India.