Global experience in water infrastructure and services

Aqualia is a leading international operator with proven experience across the full water cycle, delivering water and wastewater services and complex infrastructure projects in 19 countries, serving almost 45 million people worldwide.

This global experience underpins Aqualia USA’s ability to deliver reliable, resilient solutions, applying lessons learned in diverse regulatory, climatic and operational environments.

Selected international references

Aqualia’s international portfolio includes landmark projects and long-term services such as:

Desalination and water supply resilience

Algeria

BOT concessions for the Mostaganem (200,000 m³/day) and Cap Djinet (100,000 m³/day) desalination plants.

Chile

Huechún brackish water desalination plant, developed and operated for CODELCO.

Mexico

Guaymas desalination plant and major water transfer projects including Realito and Querétaro aqueducts.

Saudi Arabia

Operation of multiple desalination plants along the Red Sea coast, including the KAIA plant, serving large regional clusters.

Large-scale wastewater and sanitation projects

Egypt

Abu Rawash WWTP and New Cairo WWTP under long term concession, among the largest treatment facilities in Africa.

Colombia

El Salitre WWTP in Bogotá, treating wastewater for more than 3 million people.

Romania

Glina WWTP in Bucharest, serving 2.4 million people.

Peru

Chincha WWTP, designed, financed and operated by Aqualia.

Municipal water services and concessions

Spain

Leading private operator, serving more than 8 million people in over 1,100 municipalities.

France

Water and sanitation services in Île de France, Eure et Loir and Brittany, serving over 1 million people.

Italy

Water and wastewater services in 22 municipalities in Sicily.

Czech Republic

Regional operator in Moravia and Silesia, serving 1.2 million people.

Georgia

Integrated water management in Tbilisi, Mtskheta and Rustavi, including strategic dams and hydropower assets.

Portugal

Management of several water and wastewater treatment contracts in different municipalities

Mexico

Managing operations across all phases of the water cycle in diverse locations such as Querétaro, Los Cabos, and others.

Middle East and Asia

Qatar

Operation of the Al Dhakhira WWTP, benefiting 200,000 people.

Oman

O&M of water services in the Sohar port and industrial area.

Japan

Renovation and operation of the Toyohashi drinking water treatment plant, a pioneering project in the country.

Global scale, local value

Across these projects, Aqualia delivers water through a range of long-term models, including municipal concessions, BOT concessions, O&M contracts and integrated engineering solutions, managing:

  • Thousands of municipalities
  • Extensive water and wastewater networks
  • Hundreds of drinking water, wastewater and desalination plants

This international experience provides a strong foundation for transferring best practices and delivering resilient water solutions in local contexts such as the United States.