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Clear vision of clean water

Keppel Corporation played host to Mr Alberto Bresciano, Director of Agency of Investment Planning, Water Resources, from the Federal Government of Argentina and Mr Abel Fatala, a member of the Board of Directors for Agua y Saneamientos Argentinos (AySA) recently. AySA provides water and wastewater services to Buenos Aires city which has 8 million citizens.

The two gentlemen were no stranger to Keppel’s environmental business. Keppel Seghers has a track record of about 20 water projects in Argentina. Besides Keppel Corporation, they also visited Keppel Seghers’ Ulu Pandan NEWater Plant to gain an insight of Keppel’s capabilities for large-scale wastewater treatment and reuse.

Discussing solutions for a cleaner future is (from left to right) Mr Abel Fatala, board member of AYSA and Mr Alberto Bresciano, Director of Agency of Investment Planning with Mr Teo Soon Hoe, Group Finance Director, Keppel Corporation

In 2006, Keppel Seghers was awarded two contracts for its proprietary UNITANK™ water treatment technology package. The first was awarded by Lomas de Zamora City. It has a population of 118,600 and is located 16km southwest of Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina. Capable of treating 10 million litres of wastewater a day, this is the third municipal wastewater treatment plant in Argentina.

The second contract was awarded by Zumos Argentinos S. A., a subsidiary of the German Steinhauser Group, a leader in food and vegetable juices and concentrates. Keppel Seghers provided engineering, turnkey electromechanical supply, mounting and startup for wastewater treatment.