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ACEA strengthens its leadership in water, expanding its presence in Italy, where it already has over ten million users served: to the management already consolidated in six regions, Sicily is now also added, a reality that requires significant investments in the water sector.
THESyracuse Water Territorial Assembly (ATIS), in fact, with provision no. 2 of 6 September 2024, proceeded to award the tender to the temporary business consortium (RTI) - formed by ACEA Molise (100% ACEA) and the company COGEN - for the selection of the private partner of Aretusacque spa, a mixed company that will be 51% owned by the Municipalities of the territory. The company will manage the Integrated Water Service (SII) of 19 municipalities in the province of Syracuse, the concession will last 30 years from its start.
La The tender has an estimated value of over 1,2 billion Euros and concerns the management of approximately 2.000 km of water network, approximately 1.300 km of sewerage network, 166 thousand water users, equal to 390 thousand inhabitants served. The investments foreseen in the tender amount to 366 million Euros.
"We are satisfied with the outcome of the race which allows us to grow in our core business by entering a new large region like Sicily – he declared Fabrizio Palermo, CEO and General Manager of ACEA – strengthening the leadership of the sector in Italy, in line with the strategy of our industrial plan. The competence and professionalism of our people, together with the industrial management of the infrastructures, and the experience gained in the collaboration with public partners will allow us to improve the efficiency and quality of the Water service for Syracuse and of the Municipalities managed by the Integrated Water Service, of citizens and businesses, promoting the conscious use of water resources and their protection in periods of increasing water scarcity such as the current ones”.
