NEW DELHI (India CSR): Veolia, a global leader in environmental services, has reinforced its presence in India by securing strategic contracts of unprecedented scale –the largest contracts ever signed by a French company in the municipal water sector– for two of Mumbai’s largest Water Treatment Plants (WTPs), supporting the city’s water security and sustainability goals.
The company has been appointed as the technology provider and awarded 15-year operations and maintenance contracts for Mumbai’s upcoming 2,000 million liters per day Bhandup and 910 million liters per day Panjrapur Water Treatment Plants. Developed by Welspun Enterprises Ltd, both facilities are scheduled to be fully operational by 2030 and are expected to meet over 60% of the city’s water requirements. Equipped with Veolia’s advanced technologies, the plants will deliver high-quality, reliable water while optimizing footprint, reducing energy consumption, and enhancing operational efficiency—making them ideally suited to dense urban environments.
To win these contracts, Veolia drew on 25 years of experience in India, and in particular its most significant achievement to date; the operation of the innovative Nagpur water supply project, which includes five water treatment plants with a total capacity of approximately 786 million liters per day. Thanks to digital innovations such as Hubgrade®, Veolia was able to improve the performance of the water distribution system in the city, reducing Non-Revenue Water (NRW) from around 70% to below 30%, while delivering continuous, pressurised water to over 3.5 million residents. The company also maintains a strong operational presence in Delhi through Nangloi Water Services providing water to nearly 1 million inhabitants in the Nangloi area and across multiple cities in Karnataka, delivering integrated municipal water solutions at scale.
Estelle Brachlianoff, CEO of Veolia said, “These significant new partnerships in water are a testament to Veolia’s commitment to India. Our goal is to bring our long-term operational and technological excellence to every project, ensuring these vital assets perform sustainably for decades to come. From building on our strong presence in key cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, and Nagpur, we are expanding our footprint in states like Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Karnataka to co-create solutions that support India’s net-zero ambitions for 2070. In line with our global Green Up strategic program, we are proud to be the go-to solution provider helping accompany India’s ecological transformation.”
(India CSR)
