This document discusses deploying best available techniques in water management in India. It summarizes Veolia's experience and activities in India, focusing on water services since 1999. It then provides 6 recommendations: 1) update and enforce water pollution standards, 2) focus cleanup efforts on key polluting basins, 3) ensure proper operations and maintenance to optimize investment, 4) speed up project award processes, 5) increase value through smarter water management, and 6) promote circular economy approaches that transform wastewater treatment plants into power stations.
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Our experience -
160 years of industrial history
Founding of
Compagnie
Générale des Eaux
1853 – 1900
Drinking water is
delivered to cities to
meet the challenge
of urbanization.
The group
is renamed
Veolia Environnement
The New Veolia:
Resourcing the world
1900 – 1939
Wastewater services,
waste treatment and
access to energy
expand on a large
scale.
1945 – 1992
Environmental services
provide support for
reconstruction
and the growth of
industry.
1992 – 2013
A concern for
sustainable
development
gradually emerges
as a global priority.
2014 - …
In the face of growing
scarcity, resource
management must be
reinvented to create a
new economic and
social dynamic.
5. Our Activity and Key Figures for 2014
VEOLIA DESIGNS AND DEPLOYS CIRCULAR ECONOMY SOLUTIONS FOR WATER, WASTE
AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY FOR CITIES, INDUSTRY AND CITIZENS.
€23.8Bn
revenue
179,000
employees
on 5 continents
WATER WASTE ENERGY
6. A complete mastery of the water/waste/energy
cycle to serve our customers better
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Water
94 million people supplied with
drinking water
4,532 drinking water production
plants managed
3,442 wastewater treatment
plants managed
Waste
51 million people provided with collection services
on behalf of local authorities
38 million metric tons of waste recovered as materials and energy
570,000 business customers (excl. industrial maintenance)
Energy
86 million MWh generated
4.5 million multi-family housing
units managed
4,300 industrial facilities managed
Sustainable
development
and customer
competitiveness
(2013 global data)
7. 2. Veolia India
Resourcing the world
Providing innovative environmental solutions in energy, water and waste
8. Veolia in India -
Leader of the Indian Water Market industry
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• First Desalination plant in
India, was built by a Veolia unit
in 1946
• In India, Veolia’s activities
focus on water services since
1999
• Veolia manage water and
wastewater services for public
authorities and industries
• Focus on 24/7 and safe water
for all
• Serve 4.5 million people
• In India, Bangladesh & Sri
Lanka
9. Veolia in India -
Projects and contracts at a glance
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KUWASIP
Bijapur;
Ilkal
MIHAN
Hubli 1&2
IISc, Bangalore
Veolia offices
Kanhan
Nilothi
Passikudah
Pench 4
Nangloi
Nagpur full-city
Concession Contracts
Performance based contracts
DBO Contracts
DELHI
NAGPUR
BANGALORE
DHAKA
Neyveli Power Station (TPS II-Exp)
10. 3. Deploying BATs in Water Management
Resourcing the world
Providing innovative environmental solutions in energy, water and waste
11. #0 - If water matters, give it the right pricing
0.2L = INR 20.0, in the street1000L = INR 12.0, on the water bill
12. #1 - Water Pollution standards:
Update and Enforce
Update the regulated pollution levels
Strengthen Centre‘s capabilities and leverage on it for design
and enforcement
Create awareness by making results accessible online
13. #2 - Focus where it matters
Example of Ganga Cleaning
1. 2525 Km, a herculean task
2. Start by a state and focus on the key polluting basins (6-7)
3. Online monitoring upstream and downstream.
4. Make online monitoring accessible to all via internet, real time
5. Most of industrial pollution streams come from Pulp & Paper,
textile and tanneries
14. #3- Investment without proper O&M is sub-optimal
8 core Indian industrials sectors face the double need to
deleverage and expand
Investment/CAPEX can be necessary but are often not
sufficient
Disciplined and sophisticated Operations & Maintenance does
bring tremendous value to customers
15. #4 - Action and Speed must underpin project
award process
Ideas for debottlenecking
No more study (Ex: Ganga cleaning)
“Most economically advantageous” Vs lowest-cost (Ex: O&G)
Limit drastically the option(s) to re-tender
Set deadlines and stick to them for awarding projects
16. #5 - Increase the value created by smarter water
management
To solve complex environmental issues, facilitate the match
between local needs and Global experienced companies = lift local
entry barriers
Systematic current tendering process does not maximize output
Right metrics and contract duration drive economic value = think
beyond current fiscal year/’Cost+’’
Continuous dialogue between client and pre-qualified operators
to ensure contract is and remains achievable in its objectives,
terms and conditions: think win-win
Factor-in all benefits generated including Social Return On
Investment which help to keep one’s Social License to Operate