Veolia Water to build wastewater treatment plant in India

Veolia Water has signed a contract with New Delhi, India, to build and operate a new wastewater treatment plant in the city.

The 13-year contract worth €40m includes an initial two-year construction phase followed by an 11-year operation and maintenance phase.

The company’s wastewater treatment technology at the plant is expected to ensure the recovery of energy from the biogas produced by the sludge treatment process, and the treatment sludge will be recovered in the form of compost for use by the region’s farmers.

Veolia Water CEO Jean-Michel Herrewyn said that New Delhi’s decision confirms that the solutions put forward by the company are the right ones.

"We have managed to customise our models to incorporate the requirements of environmental and social responsibility, energy recovery and ecological footprint. These notions are now fundamental to ensuring sustainable growth," Herrewyn said.

The Nilothi wastewater treatment plant will have a capacity of 91 million litres per day and the treated wastewater will be discharged into the Yamuna River.

The plant will serve the city’s western sector and will also improve the city’s wastewater treatment capacity to better serve future needs.

Image: The treated wastewater from the Nilothi wastewater treatment plant will be discharged into the Yamuna River in India. Photo: elly.