Expected to commence operations in the second quarter of 2011, the 15,000 cubic metres per day plant will serve industrial and municipal customers in the QEDZ, and is expected to be expanded in tandem with customer demand.
The total cost of the project is RMB 61.7m. This investment will be undertaken by an 80-20 joint venture between Sembcorp and the Guangxi Qinzhou Linhai Industrial Investment (QLIC), which is wholly owned by the QEDZ Administrative Committee.
The joint venture will have 50 years’ concession rights to provide wastewater treatment and reclaimed water to industrial and municipal customers in the QEDZ, which currently houses 19 multinational companies and local enterprises, and more than 50,000 residents. The concession area covers an area of roughly 67sqkm.
Tang Fei, group president and CEO of Sembcorp, said: ”We at Sembcorp are very pleased to be extending our proven wastewater treatment capabilities to the Qinzhou Economic Development Zone and southern China. We are thankful for the Guangxi and Qinzhou authorities’ support.
”As Singapore’s largest water company with a proven track record in Shanghai, Nanjing, Zhangjiagang, Tianjin and Shenyang in China, as well as in the UK, Vietnam, and the Middle East, we are confident that we will be able to offer customers in Qinzhou effective and reliable solutions to meet their wastewater treatment needs.”
