The Dhaka Water Supply & Sewerage Authority (WASA) awarded SUEZ and Veolia the contract to build and operate a drinking water production plant in Gandharbpur, Bangladesh, after an international call for tender.

The contract, worth c. €275 million1, will be executed by a joint venture set up between SUEZ and Veolia, through a subsidiary of Veolia Water Technologies, as equal partners. The project will be funded by the Asian Development Bank, the French Development Agency (AFD), the European Investment Bank and the Bangladeshi government.