500,000
Population equivalent
CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION
Ensure access to water and sanitation for all
Over 2,000 million people in the world live without access to a basic drinking water service, and 3,6 billionhave no access to a basic sanitation service, resulting in avoidable deaths, chronic disease, fewer hours of education and low productivity.
ACCIONA has positioned itself as a key player in the water treatment sector. Its innovative management seeks to resolve the challenges with respect to the shortage of water resources.
CLIMATE ACTION
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
The generation and use of energy accounts for 35 % of total greenhouse gas emissions in the world. This activity is the largest contributor to global warming. Investment in renewable energy, energy efficiency and other low-carbon technologies will continue to be essential to meet the emerging needs of humanity and to minimize their negative impact on the environment.
ACCIONA considers the fight against climate change and its effects to be a strategic priority. The company works to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in order to contribute to the progress of society and respond to the main challenges of sustainable development in the areas of infrastructure, water and energy, leading the transition to a low-carbon economy.
Abnoub & El-Fath:
- Flow: 82,000 m3/day.
- Population: 300,000.
Sodfa & El Ghanayem:
- Flow: 29,000 m3/day.
- Population: 100,000.
El Ayat:
- Flow: 29,000 m3/day.
- Population: 100,000.
Abu Simbel:
- Flow: 6,000 m3/day.
- Population: 20,000.
General Information
- Entity: National Organization for Potable Water & Sanitary Drainage (N.O.P.W.A.S.D.).
- Location: Egypt.
- Capacity 146,000 m3/day.
- Population equivalent: 500,000.
Key points
The four plants all have a water line and a sludge line.
The water line includes:
- General by-pass for maximum flow
- Discharge canals.
- Desanding-deoiling canals.
- Primary decanters.
- Measurement and regulation of the flow into the biological treatment.
- Biological treatment.
- Recirculation of sludge.
The sludge line is made up of:
- Primary sludge purge.
- Excess sludge purge.
- Sludge thickening process.
- Excess sludge thickening.
- Anaerobic digestion.
- Storage of digested sludge.
- Drying beds.
Additionally, the facility has been equipped with a network of water services and auxiliary equipment for the correct operation of the same (chemical and bacteriological laboratories, workshop, maintenance equipment, etc).