aqualia Voted “Best Water Company of the Year” (Water Company of the Year), at the Global Water Awards 2023, the awards British communications platform Global Water Intelligence (GWI) and “The Oscar of Water”. The company was awarded the first prize in competition with the other three prestigious international companies nominated, Veolia, Aegea Saneamento and Almar Water Solutions. The recognition distinguishes “the company that has made the most significant contribution to the development of the international water industry in 2022”.
The jury, made up of global subscribers to the Global Water Intelligence publication, particularly valued the company’s financial, commercial and sustainability achievements in 2022. Obtaining green credit by a consortium of banking institutions led by caixabank A comprehensive energy efficiency and emission reduction plan of 1,100 million euros Renewal of more than 90% of the Strategic Sustainability Plan or concessions Spain Along with new contracts and acquisitions in Georgia, France, Colombia or Saudi Arabia.
In addition, the Abu Rawash plant project realized by Aqualia in Cairo (Egypt) was a finalist in the category of “Best Treatment Plant of the Year” (Wastewater Company of the Year). This facility Treating 1.6 million cubic meters of wastewater per day and providing water to more than 9 million people, It was nominated for contributing to the purification of the Nile River and being one of the most important vectors of development in the third most populous country in the world. Africa.
World Water Summit
The Global Water Awards 2023 were announced during the Global Water Summit gala dinnerThe global benchmarking event for the water industry, held this week in Berlin (Germany), bringing together 850 of the top water management players worldwide, including executives from key operators and other organizations in the industry, as well as representatives of public administrations.
Aqualia had an outstanding participation in the technical program of the Congress. The general panel was attended by Guillermo Moya, Director of the Europe Region, and José Enrique Bofill, Director of the MENA-Asia Region. water leadership panel and at the round table The future of SDG6 financing, respectively. In these sessions, managers had the opportunity to discuss strategic issues and global sustainable water management.
on his behalf Zouhayr Arbib, head of the Sustainability area of the R&D department, moderated the roundtable on wastewater treatment in small and medium-sized towns and Country Managers Javier Sierra (Egypt) and Javier Díaz (Saudi Arabia) led roundtables focused on job opportunities in their respective countries.