Argentina Water Sector & Market Information

1. Informationon WaterSector in Argentina
Water isa prioritysectorinArgentina. There are around60 ongoingprojects,mostof themrelated
to sewage drains anddrinkingwater.These projectsincludewastewatertreatmentplantsand
aqueducts.
AySA (AguasySaneamientosArgentinosSA),isthe largestwaterutilityinthe market.Theirmain
projectsare:
1. RiachueloSystem:itwill benefit4.3 millionpeople in14 municipalities.AySA iscurrently
workinginthree phasesof thisproject:
a. The Mega Collector:more than30 km of tunnelsthatwill collectthe sewage drainsalongthe
leftbankof the Riachueloriverandtransportthemtothe Pre-treatmentPlant.
b. The Pre-treatmentPlant:itisbeingbuiltinDockSud,municipalityof Avellaneda,and will
treat the liquidsreceivedfromthe MegaCollector.
c. The Emissary:a tunnel thatwill gobelow the waterwill dumpthe liquidsalreadytreatedto
the Río de la Plata,12 kmfrom the coast, completingthe purificationprocess
2. SouthWater System:financedbythe WorldBank,thisisone of the mostimportantworks
relatedtodrinkingwaterinthe last40 years.Thisprojectconsistsof the expansionof the Gral.
BelgranoWaterTreatmentPlant,the constructionof a 23 km undergroundriver,whichwill facilitate
the expansionandimprove the supplyof the service,twoelevationstationsandprimarypipes.
In orderto do businessinthe market,itisimportanttobuildlinkswithlocal buyersandpotential
partnersinadvance.It isessential tohave a local partner/agentthatcan be proactive inidentifying
and followingpotential businessopportunities.
Main opportunities:
 Technologiesforarsenic
 Membrane technologies(InverseOsmosis)
 Sludge valorisation
 Non-revenue water
 Biological NutrientRemoval
 Gas and odourstreatmentinplants
 Reuse of waterand energyefficiency
Sector eventsin 2020:
October2020: International Conference onWaterandSanitation.The Conference,organisedby
AIDISwill be heldinparallel toFITMA Trade Show (FeriaInternacional de Tecnologíasdel Medio
Ambiente,el AguaylasEnergías Renovables) thatgroupswaterandenvironmentaltechnology
companies.