Release date: 22 December 2006
Promoter – Financial Intermediary
AIGUES TER LLOBREGATLocation
Description
The project concerns various investments to improve the quality of drinking water and includes a desalinisation plant.
Objectives
The project aims at cost-efficient solutions to improve water supply quality and reliability for 4.4 million people in the Barcelona region. It will further reduce the stress on local groundwater resources by integrating the management of surface water resources within the Greater Barcelona area.
Comments
Water supply.
Sector(s)
Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)
Up to 50 % of the total project cost.
Total cost (Approximate amount)
Estimated at EUR 653 million.
Environmental aspects
Compliance with EU environmental protection legislation will be verified during appraisal and the status/results of any environmental studies and public consultations will be reviewed.
Procurement
Procurement procedures will be examined during appraisal.
Status
Signed - 18/10/2007
Disclaimer
Before financing approval by the Board of Directors, and before loan signature, projects are under appraisal and negotiation. The information and data provided on this page are therefore indicative.
They are provided for transparency purposes only and cannot be considered to represent official EIB policy (see also the Explanatory notes).