Municipal Water - Japan: Veolia to take charge of Hamamatsu’s sewage water, first ever long-term concession project of this kind in Japan

Following a call for tenders, Veolia, through its subsidiary Veolia Japan, and together with its partners, has been selected by the city of Hamamatsu to manage part of its wastewater and sewage scheme including the operation and maintenance of its main facilities of Seien, Hamana and Akura. This 20-year contract is the first long-term concession contract for municipal sewage management in Japan, the nation's biggest infrastructure asset class. It has been signed today and operations will begin in April 2018.