Veolia Environnement : PR - Veolia entrusted with the operation, maintenance and management of the district heating system of the city of Tashkent for a duration of 30 years
September 29, 2021 at 12:22 pm EDT
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Veolia entrusted with the operation, maintenance and management of the district heating system of the city of Tashkent for a duration of 30 years
Veolia is awarded a 30-year concession contract for the operation, maintenance and management of the district heating system of the city of Tashkent, Uzbekistan. It is the first contract awarded to the Group in the country. It is in line with the strategy of Veolia, which intends, both in France and abroad, to offer local communities its vast array of expertise and solutions to support them in their sustainable development and ecological transformation.
With more than 2.5 million inhabitants, Tashkent is the capital of the Republic of Uzbekistan as well as its largest city. It owns the biggest heating network, which supplies heat and hot water to some 1.2 million inhabitants, i.e. nearly half of the city's population. The system comprises 1,926 km of pipes, of which 73% are underground. Veolia will be responsible for its operation with revenues of 13.4 billion euros over the contract's 30 years.
This contract is the first of its kind in the country and relies on a public-private partnership.
Over 30 years, Veolia will provide:
operation and maintenance of the district heating system and hot water facilities
assessment of the district heating system and hot water facilities to identify what investments are required
funding for the operating assets programme
project management
Also, for two years, a pilot project for the modernisation of the heating system in two areas of the capital will be implemented. The completion of the pilot project will trigger the launch of an ambitious modernisation program covering the entire city.
"This success in Tashkent is a first step for Veolia in Uzbekistan. The management of district heating systems for municipal clients is one of our axes of development in Central and Eastern Europe. I am delighted that we are today providing this service to a new capital in this strategic region," said
Antoine Frérot, Veolia's Chairman and CEO.
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Tashkent 29 September 2021
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Veolia Environnement is the world leader in environmental management services. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- water-related services (40.6%; No. 1 worldwide): water resources management, drinking water distribution and delivery, wastewater collection, treatment and recovery, engineering, design, construction of water treatment facilities and customer relationship management, etc.;
- waste management services (32.4%; no. 1 worldwide): collection, treatment and recycling of liquid, solid, non-hazardous and hazardous waste, waste treatment and recovery through composting, energy recovery from waste, etc. Veolia Environnement also provides urban waste management services (maintenance and cleaning of public spaces, provision of mechanized street cleaning and façade treatment services), maintenance of industrial sites, and dismantling of industrial facilities and equipment at the end of their useful life;
- energy services (27%; No. 1 in Europe): delegated management of urban heating and air conditioning networks, management of thermal and multi-technique services (operation of heating systems, facility design, construction, and maintenance, etc.) and industrial services (industrial process analysis, production equipment operation, service, and maintenance), general management of buildings and public lighting.
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Veolia Environnement : PR - Veolia entrusted with the operation, maintenance and management of the district heating system of the city of Tashkent for a duration of 30 years