Suez bags €60 mn water contracts for 775 MLD water treatment facility in Bengaluru

French water technology & management major Suez has won two contracts in India valued at €60 million. The two projects will produce drinking water for over 10 million inhabitants in Bengalaru, Karnataka.

The company said the two contracts are for designing & building a 775 million litre per day (MLD) water treatment plant (WTP) and a treated water reservoir with pumping station at TK Halli Water Complex and for operating the same for a period of seven years.

Suez has previously too bagged contracts for the TK Halli Water Complex. Over the last two decades, Suez has designed and built three water treatment installations with a combined production capacity of 1550 MLD at the complex. Suez operates all these installations. 

After the new infrastructure is built and commissioned in 2023, Suez will be responsible for the operations and cumulative production of 2350 MLD potable water, serving over 10 million population of Bengaluru city and its suburbs.

Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka is often referred to as the ‘Silicon Valley of India’. It is the second-fastest-growing metropolis in India and has been struggling with water shortages for several years. The local public utility Bangalore Water Supply & Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has developed TK Halli Water Complex, 95 km south of the city, under the Cauvery Water Supply Scheme (CWSS). 

The objective was to bring the raw water by gravity pipe from Cauvery River, which is 20 km away, and treat and pump the drinking water to Bengaluru city, which is located at a higher altitude. 

The treatment and pumping capacity at TK Halli Water Complex was augmented in four successive stages of CWSS to meet the growing water demand of the city and its suburbs. 

The new contracts are part of CWSS stage-V and have been financed by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

The water treatment facility will be one of the largest at TK Halli Complex. There will be a partnership between Suez and Toshiba Water Solutions in the project execution to water to the inhabitants of Bengaluru city and its suburbs. 

The contract for the treated water reservoir and pumping station comprising of nine water supply pumps each with a 3.5 MW motor will be exclusively executed by SUEZ and will be one of the biggest Water supply pumping station references for the Suez Group. 

“We are proud to sign these two new contracts as they demonstrate our Group’s ability to foster a long-term partnership with our clients. Our association with BWSSB has been a long story of trust and confidence as the first contract was started in 1999. Subsequently, with two more contracts, and now this 775 MLD plant, we will be able to scale it up to 2350 MLD of safe drinking water for Bengaluru and contribute to its exponential development. In line with shaping Suez 2030 and our objectives to boost selectively our international growth, with these contracts, Suez reaffirms its commitment to support India building a sustainable future and delivering world class excellence for environment services to its population”, said Suez Group SEVP (APAC/AMECA regions & industrial key accounts) Ana Giros.