April 17, 2015.- Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B/P SM /NASDAQ: ABGB), the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, has inaugurated today Accra Sea Water Desalination plant. This project is the first desalination plant in Ghana, and in the West Africa region as a whole.
Several key political and civic leaders from all over the country attended the inauguration ceremony, a testimony to the importance of the project. His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, president of Ghana, was one of many who commended the plant for the influence that this safe and reliable supply of water will have in the region.
Manuel Sanchez Ortega, vice chairman and CEO of Abengoa, has said: “We are honored to be able to work with Ghana towards sustainability and economic development. This project is the perfect example of Abengoa’s commitment to help fight water scarcity in those places faced with shortage issues. I am confident that this plant will inspire other countries in the region thanks to its unique development model and advanced technology”.
The plant, which has already been treating water for the last two months, is able to supply 60,000 m3/d of fresh water, sufficient for 500,000 residents within the vicinity of Accra and the surrounding areas. Abengoa Water was the Global Award Winner for Desalination Company of the year 2013 thanks to projects such as this.
The desalinated water is being sold to Ghana Water Company Limited under a 25-year build-own-operate-transfer (BOOT) model for distribution to households and businesses. The project is expected to create some 400 direct and indirect jobs with revenue forecast of about USD 1.300m over the 25 years period.
Abengoa’s desalination plants can be found all over the world in countries such as Algeria, U.S.A, Spain, China, Chile, or India among others. Over 230 million people worldwide depend on desalinated water daily as it is a reliable and sustainable way to ensure supply that conforms to WHO standards. Projects such as this one are a testimony to Abengoa’s commitment to provide water solutions to those areas of the world suffering from water scarcity issues.
Seville, November 19, 2012. Abengoa, the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainable development in the energy and environment sectors, has begun construction of the Nungua desalination plant in Ghana, the first in western Africa.
The desalination plant, which will require an investment of US$ 125 million, will have a capacity to produce 60,000 m3/day using reverse osmosis technology. Abengoa will be responsible for the design and construction of the plant, as well as its subsequent maintenance and operation for a 25 year period. Revenues from water sales are forecast to exceed US$ 1,300 million during this time.
The works are expected to take 24 months and will create some 400 direct and indirect jobs.
The plant, which has been welcomed by Ghanaian authorities and local people, will enable drinking water to be supplied to more than 500,000 residents in the towns of Teshie, Nungua and Tema, improving their quality of life.
Accra, the capital of Nungua, with nearly three million inhabitants, currently struggles to meet the demand for water from its more remote towns and villages. In a country with a rapidly growing population, only 50% of the 800,000 m3/day of water currently required to cover the needs of the population can be supplied. The Ghanaian authorities have therefore prioritized water supply projects and private investment within the country’s Economic Recovery Program, which was launched in the 1980s to revitalize its economy.
This project will increase Abengoa’s installed water desalination capacity to nearly 1,200,000 m3/day, sufficient to supply drinking water to more than 7.6 million people. Its technology contributes to resolving the serious lack of drinking water in numerous countries around the world, encouraging their global development.
Abengoa is consolidating its position as a world leader in the water sector and has already developed desalination plants in Algeria, Ghana, India, China and Spain.
Madrid, 29 April 2011. Abengoa, the company that develops innovative technology solutions for sustainable development in the energy and environment sectors, has signed an agreement with Ghana Water Limited Company (GWCL), Ghana’s public water trading company, to construct a desalination plant and to operate it for 25 years in the town of Nungua, south eastern Ghana, some 15 kilometres from the capital. This will be the first desalination project that the company has developed in West Africa.
The plant, which will require an investment of $115 million and will have a capacity to produce 60,000 cubic metres of water per day, represents an important step forward in improving the facilities for supplying drinking water in the country, which has a rapidly expanding population. The capital, Accra, has a population of approximately three million people and currently struggles to meet demand from the surrounding towns and villages. The new desalination plant will therefore help to supply local areas such as Teshie, Nungua and Tema.
The new plant will be developed under a DBOT format – design, build, operate and maintain, own and possibly transfer. The agreement also includes the development of the necessary infrastructure for the seawater intake, the application of the ultra-filtration pre-treatment system using proprietary technology, desalination using reverse osmosis (the most up-to-date technology), and the use of efficient energy recovery solutions, among others. Abengoa will be responsible for operating the plant for 25 years from the date it comes into operation.
The plant is highly anticipated by the Ghanaian authorities and the local population alike, thanks to the sustainability of the project and the improved quality of life that it will bring to local inhabitants. Furthermore, this will be the first desalination project that Abengoa has developed in Ghana and West Africa.
This project will increase Abengoa’s installed water desalination capacity, which already exceeds 1.3 million cubic metres per day, enough to supply drinking water to eight million people. Abengoa’s technology is helping to solve the serious issue of the shortage of drinking water in numerous countries around the world, while also promoting their global development.