Eiffage, through its subsidiary Eiffage Génie Civil, has won the contract to implement the PEPER project (production of drinking water by renewable energy) in Djibouti; the contract is worth EUR 63M, of which Eiffage will receive USD 37M.
Eiffage will work on the project in consortium with Tedagua, a Spanish water treatment specialist, subsidiary of Cobra (ACS group). It will include a desalination plant with a treatment capacity of 22,500 m3/day, as well as a set of facilities to be extended to a total production capacity of 45,000 m3/day. In addition, a 5,000 m3 storage tank and a 8.5 km-long pipeline of 700 mm of diameter will be built to connect the plant to the city’s public water system.
The Economy and Finance Ministry in charge of industry in Djibouti is the client for this project, which is largely financed by the European Union. The country’s National Water and Wastewater Treatment Office (ONEAD) is serving as project manager.
The works will begin immediately and last three years. The consortium will then operate the plant for a five-year period.