Tag Archive | Brazil
Brazil, Natal: Caern presents US$119mn sanitation plan to prepare city for 2014 World Cup
Major international events like the Olympic Games and the soccer World Cup often force host countries to invest heavily to upgrade infrastructure. To comply with FIFA requirements for the 2014 World Cup, Brazil’s Rio Grande do Norte state water utility Caern has drawn up a 216mn-real (US$119mn) sanitation plan for capital Natal The plan was […]
Brazil: Govt to invest additional US$2.4bn in 109 PAC sanitation projects
The Brazilian government announced it will invest 4.5bn reais (US$2.4bn) in 109 basic sanitation initiatives nationwide as part of the country’s growth acceleration plan PAC. Of the total, 3bn reais will be allocated to sewerage projects while 1.5bn reais will be used to fund potable water initiatives, cities minister Marcio Fortes said. The 109 projects […]
Brazil: water reuse poses an opportunity in times of crisis
Brazilian water companies that provide treated water for reuse are seeing numerous opportunities in these times of economic turbulence as they can attract big corporations by offering 30-50% cost reductions for services, the association of state sanitation companies Aesbe said in a release. “Treated water for reuse costs about 8% of the conventional rate,” the […]
Brazil, Minas Gerais: subsidized water and sanitation for low-income communities
Brazil’s Minas Gerais state governor Aécio Neves has approved 545mn reais (US$232mn) for sanitation projects in 463 locations [benefiting] 400,000 people [in 92 towns]. Copanor, a subsidiary of state water utility Copasa, will implement the projects. Copanor was created by the state government in August 2007 to provide water supply and sewage treatment services with […]
Brazil: Abcon promotes fair rates for water, sewerage services
Brazil’s national water and sewerage concessionaires association Abcon has started a campaign to promote fair rates for water and sewerage services. Speaking at a seminar on sources of financing for water and sanitation, organised by a lower house commission on environment and sustainable development, Abcon president Yves Besse mentioned several constraints faced by his members, […]
Brazil: Lower house approves bills on water meters and sewage charges
Brazil’s lower house approved a bill proposal making household water meters obligatory in apartments and condominiums. Up till now water costs were based on total water use and divided equally between households. A second bill, submitted by the consumer defense committee, stipulating sewage service rates should not be more than half of that for potable […]
Brazil: Saae saves US$4mn by using electronic bidding
Brazilian independent water and waste company Saae, serving the city of Sorocaba 95km west of São Paulo, saved 7.4 million reais (US$4.2 million, equal to 27% of expected expenditure) in 2007 by using electronic bidding for the purchase of equipment and services, the company said. Because it reduces bureaucratic procedures, electronic bidding is also faster. […]
