Kunming Project

In November 2005, Veolia Water awarded the 30-year contract for Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province (south-west China), under a public-private partnership.

Veolia Water will be responsible for water production and distribution (nine plants with capacity of 1,615,000m³ per day, and a 1,500km-long network), as well as customer services.

Under this contract, Veolia Water will notably provide its expertise in the management of the distribution network, which lies on very hilly terrain, and will endeavor to optimize its efficiency and increase its coverage.

Kunming, which is known as "Spring City", is a popular tourist destination and lies at a high altitude (1,800m) on the shores of the mountain lakes. This contract meets the municipal authorities' goal of securing the expertise of the world leader in water services to raise the standard of its water services to international levels.