STRABAG successfully hands over drinking water treatment plant in Ghana
Construction of treatment plant and supply network in Western Africa
Contract value of around € 9 million
Accra/Vienna, 6 August 2014----STRABAG Water Technologies, a unit of Austrian listed company STRABAG SE, has successfully handed over an Austrian financed development project comprising the construction of a drinking water treatment plant and supply network (phase 1) in Ghana to the client Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA).
The contract with a value of around € 9 million was completed in time within two years. The completion of two more phases – one is already being carried out by STRABAG – will achieve a clean water supply for a population of around 200,000 people in the Volta region 140 km east of Accra.
The President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, had previously visited the site and expressed his full satisfaction regarding the quality, technical solutions as well as the efficient project management which allowed a timely completion. Especially the photovoltaic component added to the drinking water treatment plant has created great awareness of the technical and project management capabilities of STRABAG Water Technologies in Western Africa. The photovoltaic component provides sufficient electricity to keep the water flowing in case of electrical grid shortages.
The Ghana phase 1 project is a good example for the current situation in the water sector worldwide as in recent times it has become increasingly evident that the availability of clean water is a problem in Western Africa. For this reason, the purification and provision of clean and safe drinking water and the treatment of waste waters has been given a high priority by politicians and supranational organizations such as World Bank or IMF. In this regard, Austria has strengthened and increased its export assistance programme in the water sector in order to provide safe drinking water.
STRABAG Water Technologies is currently executing several European financed water projects in countries such as Bosnia, China, Ghana and Sri Lanka with a total value of around € 37 million financed by European tied buyer credit on favourable terms with export credit coverage.
STRABAG SE is a European-based technology group for construction services, a leader in innovation and financial strength. Our services span all areas of the construction industry and cover the entire construction value chain. We create added value for our clients by our specialised entities integrating the most diverse services and assuming responsibility for them. We bring together people, materials and machinery at the right place and at the right time in order to realise even the most complex construction projects – on schedule, of the highest quality and at the best price. The hard work and dedication of our more than 73,000 employees allows us to generate an annual output volume of about € 14 billion. At the same time, a dense network of numerous subsidiaries in many European countries and, increasingly, on other continents is helping to expand our area of operation far beyond the borders of Austria and Germany. More information is available at www.strabag.com.
